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State of the Union to Illustrate Importance of Public-Private Partnership in Improving Public Health

January 20, 2015

WASHINGTON January 20, 2015 In his address to Congress tonight, the president is expected to emphasize critical health priorities that each depend on public-private partnerships for success in ξdefeating life-threatening diseases such as cancer, which kills more than 1,600 people in America each day. The president 's public health priorities

Defense Authorization Bill Would Undermine Military Efforts to Enact Effective Tobacco Control Policy

December 4, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- December 4, 2014 -- The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass a Defense Authorization Act today that if enacted would have both a detrimental and a positive impact on the military's tobacco control efforts. A statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Director of

More Teens Using Multiple Tobacco Products, Including E-Cigs

November 13, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. November 13, 2014 Following is a statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's release today of data from its annual National Youth Tobacco Survey: The CDC data reveal several troubling trends

600 Advocates Meet with Lawmakers at Annual ACS CAN Lobby Day

October 6, 2014
National

More than 600 cancer patients, survivors, caretakers, volunteers and staff from across the country convened recently in Washington, DC for the annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Constituents from all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam) and nearly every congressional district met with

ACS CAN Presents Award to CVS Health for Removing Tobacco Products from its Stores

September 19, 2014
National

On September 3, CVS Health announced that all tobacco products had been removed from it's more than 7,100 stores. This announcement is further evidence of the impact ACS CAN and its volunteers are having in the fight against tobacco and cancer. In response to the news, American Cancer Society and

New CDC Study Shows Efforts to Create Tobacco-Free Generation Undercut by E-Cigarettes

August 25, 2014

The following statement comes from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, in response to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing a three-fold increase in the number of youth using e-cigarettes who don 't smoke conventional cigarettes.

Leading Health Groups Urge FDA to Finalize Rule Regulating All Tobacco Products by April 2015 and Reject Exemption for Some Cigars

August 8, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC -- In public comments jointly filed today , 24 leading public health and medical organizations called on the Food and Drug Administration to issue a final rule to regulate all tobacco products by April 25, 2015 -- one year after the FDA issued a proposed rule --

CDC Debuts New Hard-hitting Ads in Successful National Anti-Smoking Campaign

June 24, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. June 24, 2014 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new advertisements today as part of its ongoing Tips from Former Smokers national campaign. The following is a statement from John R. Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): The ads

On Fifth Anniversary of Landmark Tobacco Law, Leading Health Groups Call on FDA to Prioritize Three Actions To Accelerate Progress Against Tobacco Use

June 19, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC On the fifth anniversary of the landmark 2009 law granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over tobacco products, 10 leading public health and medical organizations today commended the FDA for the steps it has taken to reduce tobacco use and called on the FDA and the