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WASHINGTON, DC March 15, 2012  The Centers for Disease Control and Preventionäó»s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) this afternoon unveiled a federally-funded campaign aimed at educating the public about the harmful effects of smoking and living with ... CAN). These graphic ads have the power to serve as a wake-up call for smokers and would-be tobacco users about tobaccoäó»s lethal impact on health, and they will serve as a powerful tool to help combat the nationwide tobacco epidemic. An estimated 3,800 kids pick up their first ... adequately funded tobacco control programs reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related disease and thereby reduce tobacco-related health care costs. ACS CAN challenges states to fund tobacco control programs at the CDC-recommended level or above. Currently, states spend only a small ...

... we managed to get a large part of the appropriation restored for this important program. The Governor included legislation establishing a Health Benefits Exchange in his budget bill.  New York will implement most important parts of the Affordable Care Act through this exchange, a marketplace where individuals and small businesses will buy insurance.  This measure was a very high priority ...

... request. About the Alliance The Alliance for Childhood Cancer advocates to advance research and policies to improve the diagnosis, treatment, care, and survivorship of children and adolescents with cancer, as well as enhance public awareness. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy ... 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 ...

... all counties, more than half of all cancer diagnoses are later stage, when there are fewer treatment options and survival rates are lower. Care should be taken in interpreting the rates presented. The actual number of cases in most counties is relatively small and the rates presented ... polyps bleed intermittently into the intestine. The FOBT can detect very small quantities of blood in stool. The FOBT kit is obtained from a health care provider for use at home. Bleeding from colorectal cancer may be intermittent or undetectable, so accurate test results require annual ... Union 63.8 52.6 -17.6% 24.4 18.4 -24.6% 63.6% 57.1% -10.2% Warren 68.0 50.9 -25.1% 23.4 16.9 -27.8% 52.4% 53.7% 2.5%   [1] New Jersey Dept. of Health & Senior Services, State Cancer Registry, 2011 and American Cancer Society Facts & Figures, 2011   2012 Missing the Message Colon Cancer ...