New Study from CDC Shows More than 2.5 Million Youth Use E-cigarettes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study today showing youth e-cigarette use remains high in 2022.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study today showing youth e-cigarette use remains high in 2022.
COLUMBIA, MO - Today, Governor Parson, cancer survivors and health advocates met at the University of Missouri to celebrate the state’s new funding for tobacco cessation and prevention. In Missouri, smoking is responsible for 11,000 deaths in our state each year, including 31% of cancer deaths.
Hoy, el Comité de Asignaciones del Senado de EE. UU. publicó su proyecto de ley de gastos para el año fiscal 2023 que incluye un aumento de fondos de $2 mil millones para los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH), incluido un aumento de fondos de $291 millones para el Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI).
Los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS, por sus siglas en inglés) publicaron los cambios propuestos al programa de Medicare de 2023 que, si se finaliza, eliminarían los costos compartidos de las colonoscopias después de una prueba de detección no invasiva positiva y reducirían la edad mínima para la detección del cáncer colorrectal a 45 años de edad.
At a time when the state has a significant budget surplus, ACS CAN is disappointed that the legislature did not prioritize protecting kids from Big Tobacco by increasing funding for these critical programs to $10 million.
The House Appropriations Committee will vote today to approve its FY 2023 spending bill including a $2.5 billion funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a $466 million funding boost for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and $2.75 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency on Health (ARPA-H).
DECLARACIÓN DE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (ACADEMIA ESTADOUNIDENSE DE PEDIATRÍA), LA RED DE ACCIÓN CONTRA EL CÁNCER DE LA SOCIEDAD AMERICANA DEL CÁNCER, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (ASOCIACIÓN ESTADOUNIDENSE DEL CORAZÓN), AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION (ASOCIACIÓN ESTADOUNIDENSE DEL PULMÓN), CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS (CAMPAÑA PARA NIÑOS LIBRES DE TABACO) TRUTH INITIATIVE (INICIATIVA DE LA VERDAD)
Hartford, Conn.—Last night, the Connecticut House passed the state’s budget, which allocates $12 million for the state Tobacco Control and Health Trust Fund to fund critical tobacco prevention and cessation efforts.
Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today aims to improve access to quality health care for and decrease health disparities in communities of color.