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Updates matching "Tobacco Regulation and Products"

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

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.

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

August 15, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 15, 2013 A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). As the changing health care landscape presents new opportunities to prevent a

August 12, 2013
National

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 23, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC -- July 23, 2013 -- "The Food and Drug Administration report issued today affirms previous scientific evidence that menthol flavoring in cigarettes makes it harder to quit and encourages kids to take up the habit -- findings that necessitate a ban on menthol cigarettes. "The report confirms the

June 7, 2013
New York

Statement by Blair Horner, vice president of advocacy for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on legislation, S. 5686, introduced by Senator Patty Ritchie:

May 31, 2013
New York

A new analysis by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released for World No Tobacco Day spotlights a dangerous trend in tobacco marketing.

March 6, 2013
Oregon

In 1998, 46 states, including Oregon, and the tobacco companies entered into a $221 billion settlement to compensate states for past and future smoking-related expenditures. Since then, Oregon has received over $1 billion in settlement funds which unfortunately have been used for things such as debt service and budget shortfalls.