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American Cancer Society and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Mark 50th Anniversary of Surgeon General 's Report on Tobacco and Health, Cite Remarkable Progress

(ATLANTA) January 8, 2014 As the nation marks the 50th anniversary this month of the first U.S. Surgeon General 's Report on Tobacco and Health, the American Cancer Society and its nonpartisan advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), point to remarkable progress in the fight against tobacco and the resulting lives saved from cancer. Since the release of the landmark report ... death from tobacco use, and ACS CAN remains committed to working with all levels of government to end the tobacco epidemic in our country. The cost of tobacco, both from a health and financial standpoint, is staggering. In the United States, tobacco use is responsible for nearly one in ...

Starting July 1, Tobacco Companies Must Post Signs About Health Risks of Smoking at About 220,000 Stores Across U.S.

Statement of the American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for ... for kids to start smoking and harder for smokers to quit and that these companies have intentionally marketed to Black communities at enormous cost in health and lives. These companies are also fighting proposed graphic warnings on cigarette packs in the U.S. – a best-practice policy ... other steps, independent auditors will monitor compliance at the manufacturers’ expense, and a tip line will be established so that the public can report incidents of non-compliance. The corrective statements have previously been disseminated through newspaper and television ads and on ...

31 Health Groups Urge Congress to Reject Appropriations Proposals to Weaken FDA Oversight of E-Cigarettes, Cigars

... today urged the U.S. House Appropriations Committee to reject proposals that would greatly weaken Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of electronic cigarettes and cigars and make it harder for the FDA to protect children and public health from these products. The health groups ... We are also concerned that under this bill 's definition of large and premium cigars some machine made cigars, including some that may cost as little as $1.00, would be exempted from FDA oversight and that some flavored cigars could qualify for an exemption.Moreover, we are ... last year 's agriculture appropriations bill. Under current law, manufacturers are required to provide information to the FDA so that the agency can assess the risks to public health of new tobacco products, which are defined as products introduced to the market after February 15, 2007. ...

Report Shows Majority of States Falling Short on Policies to Fight and Prevent Cancer in 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 15, 2013 A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). As the changing health care landscape presents new opportunities to prevent a disease that kills 1,500 people a day in this country, many ... Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, was released at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting in Atlanta, GA. The annual report finds that 38 states have reached benchmarks in only three or fewer of the ...

Bossier City Father Whose 10-Year-Old Daughter Died of Cancer Spoke at Louisiana Capitol Today about Need for Palliative Care

... daughter, Emilie, to cancer spoke at the State Capitol today on the need for palliative care throughout Louisiana. The event was part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) annual Day at the Capitol where more than 60 patients, survivors, and their families and caregivers traveled to Baton Rouge to meet with their ... the results no parent should ever get. Emilie had a rare pediatric brain tumor called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG),” said Gibson of Bossier City. “We quickly learned the importance of palliative care not only for Emilie but for our whole family.”   Brain tumors are the ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Celebrate the Successes of the Affordable Care Act in the Last 13 Years; Call on Lawmakers to Protect this Progress and Continue Improving Access to Care

... 2022 – This Thursday will mark 13 years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law and cancer patients, survivors, and millions of others gained expanded access to comprehensive health coverage. The law, which put in place critical protections for people with pre-existing ... diagnosis,” said Dr. Karen E. Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “As we mark the 13-year anniversary, the meaningful gains in early cancer detection and access to cancer care have been made clear. What we ... According to a recent analysis , about 60 of the 173 million people enrolled in private health coverage used at least one of the ACA’s no-cost preventive services in 2018. But a court case in Texas threatens this progress: Judge Reed O’Connor in the U.S. District Court for the ...

Bill Aiming to End the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes to Be Introduced in NYC Council

Public health and civil rights advocates celebrate the revival of the effort to end the sale of menthol cigarettes in New York City, coming later today when City Councilmember Rita Joseph will introduce ... menthol cigarettes, has driven tobacco-related health disparities. It also asserted that restricting the availability of menthol cigarettes can be effective in reducing smoking initiation and prevalence. Advocates argue that the data underscore the importance of Intro 1152 and give city ... in working to stop the tobacco industry’s predatory targeting of Black and other communities, which has gone on for decades at an enormous cost in health and lives. We urge the City Council to swiftly enact this lifesaving legislation,” said Kevin O’Flaherty, Director of Advocacy ...

New Generation of Tobacco Products Threatens Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives in U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- February 20, 2008 -- An insidious new generation of tobacco products is threatening efforts to reduce tobacco use in the United States. A new report issued today by a coalition of public health organizations describes how tobacco manufacturers take advantage of the lack of government regulation to design and market ... every day 4,000 new kids try their first cigarette,” said Daniel E. Smith, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Congress must act now to reduce suffering and death from tobacco-related disease and free our youth from the firm grasp of the rogue ...

Testimony of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to the New York City Council Health Committee

January 30, 2019 • New York, NY Chair Levine and members of the Health Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today.  My name is Bill Sherman and I am Managing Director for Government Relations at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nonprofit, nonpartisan, advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society.  I am pleased to be able to speak in support of Int 1345-2019 and Int 1362-2019. Every year in New York City over ...

In a New Brief, a Coalition of the Nation’s Leading Public Health Advocacy Organizations Urge the Court to Reject Efforts to Gut Access to Health Care for Immigrants

Corpus Christi, TX –  A coalition of the country’s leading public health advocacy organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Texas v. Mayorkas in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas to urge the court to uphold the ... administration’s 2022 “public charge” policy. Amici include American Cancer Society; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN); American Lung Association; CancerCare; Epilepsy Foundation; Hemophilia Federation of America; Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Muscular Dystrophy ...

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