The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls on Congress to support a sustained funding level of $310 million in Fiscal Year 2027 for fact based tobacco prevention and cessation programs and ensure the funding is used as Congress intended.
Federal investment in comprehensive tobacco control is one of the most effective ways Congress can save lives, prevent disease, and curb rising health care costs. Tobacco control programs save lives. Declines in tobacco use, along with earlier detection and improved treatment, have helped avert an estimated 4.8 million cancer deaths since 1991. Yet many Americans still use tobacco and far too many die from tobacco related illnesses.
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