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Cancer Survivors Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Missouri to Pass Strong Tobacco Control Legislation JEFFERSON CITY, MO – November 20, 2014 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 39 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on

For media inquiries, contact: Marc Kaplan – 518-796-1038 (cell) [email protected] Take Selfies to Fight Smoking in New #FightSmokingNY Campaign Campaign Aligns with Great American Smokeout as New York Smoking Rates Soar New York, NY (November 20, 2014) – To celebrate

More than 600 cancer patients, survivors, caretakers, volunteers and staff from across the country convened recently in Washington, DC for the annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Constituents from all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam) and nearly every congressional district met with

For media inquiries, contact: Marc Kaplan – 518-796-1038 (cell) [email protected] Desiree Berenguer Carton – 973-703-3241 (cell) [email protected] Public Health Champions Honored for Cancer-Fighting Efforts American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Honors SUNY’s Upstate Medical University Dr. Gregory Eastwood and Sanofi’s Edward Greissing

Philadelphia Tobacco Tax Increase Will Save Lives, Protect Kids Governor Corbett Signs Bill Passing $2 Per Pack Cigarette Tax ACS CAN Commends Legislature and Governor; Offers Resources to Help Quit September 24, 2014 – Governor Tom Corbett took a major step to save lives and protect public health

Last week, Representative Sander Levin (D-MI) called for tobacco restrictions in a major trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Tobacco products, the only consumer product that kills when used exactly as intended, are unique, and Levin calls for them to be treated as such under the trade agreement. Levin has

On September 3, CVS Health announced that all tobacco products had been removed from it's more than 7,100 stores. This announcement is further evidence of the impact ACS CAN and its volunteers are having in the fight against tobacco and cancer. In response to the news, American Cancer Society and

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15, 2014 Contact: Kathleen O’Neill, [email protected] ; 518.545.5045 Kevin O’Flaherty, [email protected] ; 646.919.0469 Meredith Coon, [email protected] ; 212-878-5947 or 216-548-0603 Marc Kaplan, [email protected] ; 518-796-1038 Rise in NYC Smoking Rate Shows NY Must Act Swiftly Number of Smokers Returns to Over