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... How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increased access to care through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, smoke-free laws, cigarette tax levels, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.  ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

... protect Americans from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) and other public health groups worked to pass tobacco control initiatives in seven states yesterday – those in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Ohio and South Dakota ... failed, claimed to restrict smoking when in fact it would have allowed smoking in many restaurants and other workplaces, including certain child care facilities, school buildings and grocery stores. A new law called SmokeFree Ohio, approved yesterday, will make all workplaces in that state, ... $1.00, to $1.53 per pack. The measure, which passed with 61 percent of the vote, will fund tobacco prevention and cessation programs and other health initiatives such as disease prevention and medical research. California voters considered a bold measure to raise the cigarette tax by ...

... Seffrin and Armstrong called on Congress to sustain federal funding for cancer research and screening programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They also revealed new polling data ... to conquer this disease. We hope Congress will recognize that if we reduce our investment now it will cost us far more in the long run in health care costs and lost productivity.” Joining Seffrin and Armstrong at the event were National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins ...