Two reports released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) illustrate the benefits of strong tobacco control policies in reducing the adult smoking rate and number of tobacco-related cancer deaths in the United States.
Big Tobacco's Dirty Money and Misleading Measure 4 Ads Deceive Voters: North Dakota Children and Veterans Become Real Losers
“California voters saw through the tobacco industry’s smokescreen and delivered a historic victory for public health last night with the passage of a ballot initiative that increases the state’s tobacco tax by $2 per pack.
Today the National Cancer Moonshot Task Force and Vice President Biden released recommendations aimed at accelerating progress in cancer in the next five years.
Eight public health and medical groups, and several individual pediatricians, today filed suit in federal court in Boston to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a final rule requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and advertising, as mandated by a 2009 federal law.
Fond du Lac, Wisc. (Sept. 28, 2016) – Local cancer advocate Kay Lock is featured on a billboard as part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) statewide voter education campaign called Cancer Votes, which kicks of today.
Providence - September 30, 2016 - On October 14, 2016, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Rhode Island will host its 3rd annual research breakfast that will convene a cross section of thought leaders, medical professionals and cancer survivors from across the state to add
Washington, D.C.—September 29, 2016—Likely voters in 10 battleground states say they strongly support increasing federal funding for cancer research and aren’t hearing enough from candidates on the issue, according to a new poll released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Madison, Wisc. – (Sept. 28, 2016) – Likely voters in Wisconsin strongly favor increasing federal investments in medical research for cancer, according to a new poll released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
Madison, Wisc. – (Sept. 28, 2016) – Local cancer advocate Kirby Davidson is featured on a billboard as part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s statewide voter education campaign called Cancer Votes, which kicks of today.