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Deb Nevels Receives National Volunteer Award for Commitment to Cancer Advocacy 

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

Working Year-round to Reduce the Burden of Breast Cancer

... lawmakers to increase funding for breast cancer screening and early detection programs for low-income, underinsured and uninsured women. Lack of health insurance poses a significant barrier to accessing timely cancer screening and diagnostic services. Only 31% of uninsured women aged 40 and ... cancer early detection program, as well as the inclusion of transparency language in the state budget that ensures the Department of State Health Services spends all appropriated funds for the program as intended. In addition to receiving screening and diagnostic services, women eligible for the NBCCEDP also have access to comprehensive health care coverage through the state Medicaid program, thanks to federal funding provided by the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act (BCCT). ...

2020 Legislative Session Summary

... curable life-threatening diseases – but only if we take the steps necessary to prevent it outright, detect it early, and improve access to care. To this end, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Utah worked on the following legislative priorities in support of our mission to end cancer as a major health problem.  Skin Cancer Prevention HB 34 Tanning for Minors: The greatest known risk factor for skin cancer is the use of indoor tanning ... Unfortunately, the desire for a tanned appearance still causes many people, especially young adults and teenagers, to ignore the serious health risks and warnings and use indoor tanning devices.  ACS CAN supports legislation that prohibits anyone under the age of 18 from using an ...

New Jersey Budget Protects Funding for Cancer Programs but Fails to Include Cigarette Tax Increase  

... cigarette tax increase was not included. “We are pleased that at a time when more than 140,000 New Jerseyans have lost their employer-based health insurance, the budget maintains funding for the New Jersey Cancer Screening, Early Detection and Education Program (NJCEED) which ensures  ... to research that will save lives and shape the future. “New Jersey’s tobacco control and smoking cessation programs are vital to the future health of millions of New Jerseyans.  Helping adults quit and keeping youth from starting in the first place takes a sustained commitment and ... 46,300 current adult smokers quitting, 18,700 premature smoking-caused deaths prevented, a savings of over $1.4 billion in long-term health care costs, and generate over $100 million in new annual revenue for New Jersey. “The number one cancer killer nationwide and in New Jersey is ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Host Day of Action to Reduce Cancer Burden

... opportunity to tell our legislators that we are counting on them to continue to help save lives from cancer, as well as reduce tobacco use and health care costs, by increasing our state’s tobacco taxes by $1.50 per pack of cigarettes with a parallel tax on all other tobacco products.”   ... noted Pearl Carter, ACS CAN volunteer. “As a cancer survivor, I let my lawmakers know if we're going to eliminate cancer as a major health problem in Mississippi, such legislation must be top of mind for our legislature this year.” Public health projections from ACS CAN and ...

Massachusetts sees overall decrease in cigarette sales after passage of first in the nation flavored tobacco legislation

... (JAMA), the research highlights the lifesaving benefits of Massachusetts’ first in the nation move to end the sale of flavored tobacco. Public health advocates, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of ACS, worked tirelessly to pass ... Big Tobacco in their pushing flavored tobacco products on our kids and communities of color.” Nationally, ACS CAN and other leading public health groups are calling on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to follow the Commonwealth’s lead and implement a nationwide menthol ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

Idaho Must Stand Up to Big Tobacco

... to help prevent kids and young adults from starting to use tobacco,” Johnson said. Tobacco use is one of the primary drivers of cancer-related health disparities. Tobacco companies have specifically targeted communities of color, limited income communities, veterans, people with ... (10.5%) and adults in rural areas used smokeless tobacco at two and a half times the rate of adults in urban areas (4.5% vs. 1.8%). Achieving health equity relies heavily on eliminating tobacco use. “On this Great American Smokeout, we urge Idaho lawmakers to support people who want to ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as we ...

Snuff tobacco money out of California politics campaign relaunched

... to reject contributions from tobacco companies and their subsidiaries in order to continue making progress on policies that promotes public health. "Until this year, tobacco companies successfully stymied every significant legislative effort that would have helped people quit tobacco ... does tobacco cause? • It is the single largest preventable cause of death. • 40,000 Californians die from smoking every year. • The annual health care costs in California directly caused by smoking are $13.29 billion. • Taxpayers pay $3.5 billion each year in the form of tobacco-related ...

North Carolina Cancer Survivors Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Strong Tobacco Control Legislation

... and survivors marked the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) 43 rd annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on lawmakers to protect the health of North Carolina residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. Only by tackling tobacco use through a comprehensive approach can ... years ago by a federal judge who found that Big Tobacco had violated civil racketeering laws, lied to the American public for decades about the health effects of smoking and intentionally manipulated their products to make them more addictive. These corrective statements are a powerful ... products remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death, killing more than 480,000 Americans and costing $289 billion in health care costs and lost productivity annually. In North Carolina, smoking is responsible for 14,200 adult deaths each year.   About ACS CAN The ...

New Report Reveals Gaps, Identifies Unique Barriers in Pediatric Cancer Research

... of pediatric cancer sites and ultimately saving lives. But when we expand our view to look at all pediatric cancers, as well as long term health and survival, it becomes clear that there are still areas of research where progress is urgently needed.” While much progress has been ... cancers like diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is still essentially zero. The report also details troubling statistics about the long-term health of pediatric cancer survivors, indicating high rates of late side effects, susceptibility to chronic conditions, and early death. More than ... childhood cancer treated several decades ago developed chronic conditions and more than one in three survivors aged 35 or older have experienced health effects considered severe or life threatening, including death. This rate of severe events is over five times higher than the rate ...

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