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New Data Shows Youth Cigarette Use Drops to Historic Low

June 9, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. June 9, 2016 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) showing youth cigarette use has declined to 10.8 percent, a historic low. The data from the 2015 survey also showed electronic cigarettes and other electronic vapor products

Congressional Appropriators Prioritize Medical Research Funding

June 7, 2016

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education marked up its FY 2017 spending bill today including a $2 billion increase for medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a $216 million increase for the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

World No Tobacco Day and ACS CAN Report

May 27, 2016
Colorado

Report from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Underscores Urgent Need for Congress to Put Kids before Tobacco Industry by Approving Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement * Embargoed report available upon request* Denver, CO– May 27, 2016 – Increased funding for tobacco education, prevention, and

DeLEO TALKING TO REPS ABOUT HIGHER TOBACCO PURCHASE AGE

May 24, 2016
Massachusetts

By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 23, 2016....Advocates for raising the state's tobacco purchase age from 18 to 21 make a "very compelling" case, according to House Speaker Robert DeLeo, who said Monday he determining how House members feel about legally boosting the age. In

2016 TN Legislative Round-Up

May 24, 2016
Tennessee

Please click here to see a round-up of this year's state legislative activity.

Bipartisan Legislation Would Expand Chronic Pain Research; Benefit Cancer Patients and Survivors

May 23, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. May 23, 2016 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds the introduction of the STOP Pain Act (H.R. 5249) bipartisan legislation that would work to expand research on chronic pain at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In a letter to the bill sponsors, ACS

FDA Issues Final Regulation on Improving Nutrition Facts Label to Better Inform Consumers

May 20, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. May 20, 2016 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released the final regulation to update the Nutrition Facts label that appears on most food packages. This is the first time the FDA has made major updates to the content and format of the Nutrition Facts label since

MO College Student, Survivor Urges Congress to Prioritize Childhood Cancer

May 19, 2016
Missouri

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – May 19, 2016 – St. Louis college student and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteer Allison Johnson traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to share the story of her cancer diagnosis. She urged lawmakers, including Sens. Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill and

Senate Appropriations Committee Preserves FDA's Authority to Regulate Tobacco Products

May 19, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- May 19, 2016 -- The U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee today marked up an Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017 that would not undercut FDA oversight of tobacco products. A statement from the American Cancer Society