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Volunteer Terrie Hall Featured in Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign

February 20, 2014
National

The late ACS CAN volunteer Terrie Hall is featured in a newest installment of a nationwide advertising campaign convincing people to not smoke.ξ The ads are part of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionŠ—Ès (CDC) Š—“Tips From Former SmokersŠ— campaign. Terrie, an Ambassador at ACS CANŠ—Ès Celebration on the

New Surgeon General 's Report Sets Path Forward to End Tobacco Epidemic

January 17, 2014

ATLANTA) January 17, 2014 The U.S. Surgeon General 's Report on the Health Consequences of Smoking released today celebrates progress in reducing tobacco 's toll over the past 50 years and offers a prescription for ending the epidemic of death and disease caused by tobacco products. This new report

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

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

Report Shows Majority of States Falling Short on Policies to Fight and Prevent Cancer in 2013

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

HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP?

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.