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Prioritize the Health of Connecticut Residents

4,100 Connecticut residents lose their lives annually from smoking. We can and we must do better. Will you join us in asking your lawmaker to support these programs to prevent kids from starting to use tobacco and help people already addicted to quit?

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Ask CT lawmakers to improve access to biomarker testing

Join ACS CAN in calling on Connecticut lawmakers to require appropriate coverage of biomarker testing for public and private insurance plans.

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Share your Story About Biomarker Testing

Testing patients for specific biomarkers is integral to precision medicine in cancer care, but many patients who could benefit from this type of testing aren't getting it. Your story could help change that.

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Connecticut Priorities

Increasing Access to Biomarker Testing

Reducing and preventing Tobacco Use

Protecting Access to Cancer Screenings

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Lamont Proposes to Slash Tobacco Control Program; Set Back the Clock on Public Health

March 9, 2023

Connecticut

Advocates lobby against Lamont’s prposed cut to funding to lifesaving tobacco control program.

Proposed Budget Cuts to Set Connecticut Back in Progress Made in the Fight Against Cancer

February 10, 2023

Connecticut

Earlier this week, Governor Lamont gave his annual state budget address which proposed to slash funding to many life-saving cancer prevention and control programs, including a 50% cut over the next two years to the state’s Tobacco Health and Trust Fund (CTHTF).

Representative Lucy Dathan Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Championing Lifesaving Cancer Public Policy

September 27, 2022

Connecticut

NORWALK – Representative Lucy Dathan received the National Distinguished Advocacy Award this week, the most prestigious award presented by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in recognition of her significant contributions to the fight against cancer. ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, presents the

Connecticut House Passes Budget with Historic Tobacco Control Funding

May 3, 2022

Connecticut

Hartford, Conn.—Last night, the Connecticut House passed the state’s budget, which allocates $12 million for the state Tobacco Control and Health Trust Fund to fund critical tobacco prevention and cessation efforts. This budget investment comes after years of spending no money on tobacco control efforts in the state. The following

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