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Leading Health Groups Call for Bold Action To End the Tobacco Epidemic In the United States

January 8, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC - As the United States marks the 50 th anniversary of the first Surgeon General 's Report on Smoking and Health, seven leading public health and medical organizations today called for a new national commitment to end the tobacco epidemic for good. At a press conference today, the

JAMA Study Finds Tobacco Control Prevented 8 Million Deaths Since First Surgeon General 's Report on Smoking 50 Years Ago

January 7, 2014

More than 8 million premature deaths have been avoided and life expectancy has been extended for men by more than two years and for women by more than 1.5 years over the past 50 years due in large part to tobacco control efforts such as increased tobacco taxes, smoke-free air laws, marketing and sales restrictions and cessation treatment programs, according to a study released in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) today.

50 Years Later: ACS CAN is Leading the Fight Against Tobacco

December 30, 2013
National

On January 11, 2014, the United States will mark the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon GeneralŠ—Ès report on smoking and health. This landmark 1964 report forever changed AmericansŠ—È understanding of the deadly consequences of smoking by showing the direct link to developing lung cancer. By galvanizing the American Cancer

NYC keeps air smoke free by including e-cigarettes in landmark law

December 19, 2013
New York

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

Fifteen Years after Tobacco Settlement, Report Finds Most States Continue to Shortchange Prevention Programs

December 9, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC Fifteen years after reaching more than $246 billion in legal settlements against the tobacco industry, most states have broken their promise to spend a significant portion of the money on programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a report released today

Statement in support of proposal to add e-cigarettes to NYC Smoke Free Air Act

December 5, 2013
New York

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

Press Release: Great American Smokeout

November 21, 2013
Pennsylvania

Cancer Survivors and Volunteers Mark American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout by Urging Pennsylvania Legislators to Support Tobacco Price Increase Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Nov. 21, 2013– The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), is celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 38 th annual Great American Smokeout

Great American Smokeout an Opportunity for Congress to Decrease National Tobacco Burden by Increasing the Federal Cigarette Tax

November 21, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. November 21, 2013 Today is the American Cancer Society 's Great American Smokeout, a day that smokers are encouraged to make a plan to quit their deadly habit and lawmakers are urged to support proven tobacco control policies that save lives. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

Great American Smokeout Marked With Call for Increased Tobacco Cessation Funding

November 19, 2013
New York

Ongoing Cuts to State Funding To Blame for Stagnant Smoking Rates Albany, NY (November 19, 2013) – Cancer advocates are celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 38 th annual Great American Smokeout on November 21 by calling on state legislators to increase funding for the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation