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NYC KEEPS AIR SMOKE FREE BY INCLUDING E-CIGARETTES IN LANDMARK LAW Statement from Michele Bonan, regional director of advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Metro NY on today’s passage of Intro 1210A: December 19, 2013 – New York City, NY – “As New Yorkers, we can

HEALTH ADVOCATES APPLAUD CITY COUNCIL HEALTH COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERING INCLUSION OF E-CIGARETTES IN SMOKE-FREE AIR ACT MEASURE WOULD BOLSTER ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-SMOKING LAWS AND DISCOURAGE USE OF UNREGULATED NICOTINE DELIVERING DEVICES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 4, 2013 A broad coalition of advocates have joined today to applaud the

How does your state measure up in the fight against cancer? Our annual report - now in its 11th year - reports the progress of every state on key cancer issues.

July 24, 2013 Marks New York State Clean Indoor Air Act’s 10th Anniversary Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), on the 10th anniversary of the Clean Indoor Air Act: “The passage of New York State’s Clean

Last evening, the Ketchum City Council voted unanimously to pass a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance that includes bars, small businesses, hotels and motels, hookah bars, tobacco shops, bus stops and various outdoor areas.ξ The new law also doesn't include any exemptions for e-cigarettes, and it will go into effect next Wednesday,

On Friday, February 1, the annual ACS CAN Maryland Research breakfast took place in Annapolis. The program was exceptional, not only honoring the three Sponsors of the 2007 Clean Indoor Actl, but also tracing the history of tobacco control in Maryland and citing the many heroes along the way who helped to finally achieve comprehensive smoke free area and a discussion of the future of lung cancer prevention and early detection.

Recentliy, the Stadium Authority bans smoking at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium. Click on links read stories about the ban. Read Baltimore Sun Article Read WJZ-13 report.

Statement from Dr. Fred Jacobs, Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network of NY & NJ re: study on secondhand smoke exposure in multi-unit housing. “Home is supposed to be a safe place, but for 1.25 million New Jerseyans, home is where they are being