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President's Budget Includes 94-cent Cigarette Tax Increase

March 4, 2014
National

In the budget submitted to Congress, President Obama proposed increasing the federal tax on cigarettes by 94 cents per pack. Increasing the tax on tobacco products is proven to be one of the most effective ways to prevent children from picking up that first cigarette. Scientific studies

President Renews Call for Stronger Tobacco Control in FY 15 Budget Proposal

March 4, 2014

President Obama today unveiled an FY15 budget proposal that prioritizes tobacco control with an increase in the federal tobacco tax, emphasizes the importance of primary care with an investment in workforce training for new doctors and signals his ongoing support for increased investment in medical research.

Improved Nutrition Facts Label Would Better Inform Consumers

February 27, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. February 27, 2014 The White House and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today proposed improvements to the Nutrition Facts label that appears on most packaged foods, reflecting a growing understanding of the nutrition information consumers need to make healthy choices. Specifically, the FDA proposed to make calories

Frying is for Eggs, Not New Hampshire's Youth

February 25, 2014
New Hampshire

We have a chance this year to keep New Hampshire's kids from frying. Indoor tanning, like tobacco, causes cancer. New Hampshire doesn't let kids under 18 buy cigarettes. We think it's about time that the Granite State kept them safe from the dangerous UV radiation of indoor tanning facilities

ACS CAN: 2015 Marketplace Health Plans Should Improve Transparency and Ensure Access to Comprehensive Cancer Coverage

February 25, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. February 25, 2014 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today filed comments with the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight on the Draft 2015 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces. The letter proposes to strengthen the review and certification processes for health insurance

Uninsured Adolescents and Young Adults at Higher Risk for Advanced Cancer Diagnoses

February 24, 2014

WASHINGTON February 24, 2014 A new American Cancer Society study shows that uninsured adolescents and young adults are up to twice as likely as those with health insurance to be diagnosed with late-stage cancer, which is more difficult and expensive to treat and more deadly than cancers caught early. The

January 2014 Update

February 20, 2014
Connecticut

Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the holidays and your year has started out great!For those I haven't met yet, I am Natalie Cullen and I'm excited to be the new Grassroots Manager for Connecticut. I started working with the American Cancer Society a year and a half ago

Celebrating the Surgeon General's Tobacco Report - 50th Anniversary

February 20, 2014
Texas

8 million. That's the number of lives saved due in large part to tobacco control efforts since the 1964 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health, according to a study released in JAMA in January. ACS CAN Texas volunteer and cancer survivor Donna Muslin recently appeared on Fox-29 TV in

Volunteer Terrie Hall Featured in Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign

February 20, 2014
National

The late ACS CAN volunteer Terrie Hall is featured in a newest installment of a nationwide advertising campaign convincing people to not smoke.ξ The ads are part of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionŠ—Ès (CDC) Š—“Tips From Former SmokersŠ— campaign. Terrie, an Ambassador at ACS CANŠ—Ès Celebration on the