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May 18, 2017Smokers who received frequent, tailored emails quit at rates rivaling medicationSmokers who received frequent, tailored emails with quitting tips, motivational messages, and social support had cessation rates rivaling that of the most effective medication available for...
May 18, 2017Report notes while there have been improvements in some areas of cancer prevention and early detection, the use of potentially lifesaving measures is sub-optimalWhile there have been improvements in some areas of cancer prevention and early detection, the use of potentially lifesaving measures is suboptimal and strongly influenced by individual behaviors,...
Oct 18, 2016Lung cancer was by far the largest contributor of the loss of healthy yearsATLANTA – October 18, 2016– A new study from American Cancer Society reseaerchers finds eleven of the 15 cancers with the most impact on healthy years of life lost in the United States are...
Sep 1, 2016ACS Calls on All Pharmacies to Stop Selling TobaccoATLANTA--September 1, 2016--American Cancer Society Chief Executive Officer Gary M. Reedy released the following statement in response to a new study that found most adults believe pharmacies...
- Mar 28, 2016First Study to Compare Costs of Cigarettes to E-cigarettes
ATLANTA – March 28, 2016–Combustible tobacco cigarettes cost less to purchase than equivalent amounts of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in 44 of 45 countries sampled around the world,...
- Jan 7, 2016More than 1.7 million cancer deaths averted between 1991 and 2012
January 7, 2016– Steady reductions in smoking combined with advances in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment have resulted in a 23% drop in the cancer death rate since its peak in...
- Nov 16, 2015
November 16, 2015–Every year since 1976, the third Thursday in November marks the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout, a day when smokers are encouraged to quit for the day and...
- Oct 8, 2015Smokers faced with choice to either lie about tobacco use or pay surcharge
ATLANTA – October 8, 2015– A new study finds tobacco users would pay more for a health insurance plan from the Affordable Care Act exchanges than non-tobacco users in nearly every county of...
- Jul 2, 2015Exposure to Other Smokers May Contribute to Continued Smoking
July 2, 2015–Cancer survivors who smoke report fewer negative opinions about smoking, have more barriers to quitting, and are around other smokers more often than survivors who had quit before...
May 6, 2015Cliff Douglas Joins from University of MichiganCliff Douglas, an internationally recognized expert in tobacco control policy and law, has joined the American Cancer Society as vice president for Tobacco Control and director of the American...