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Nov 3, 2025During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, ACS scientists offer an aerial view of the tobacco landscape in the United StatesATLANTA, November 3, 2025 — The American Cancer Society (ACS) today announced the inaugural release of The U.S. Tobacco Atlas, a fact-based, digital scientific resource offering comprehensive...
- Nov 3, 2025Durante el Mes de Concienciación sobre el Cáncer de Pulmón, los científicos de la ACS ofrecen una vista aérea del panorama del tabaco en los Estados Unidos.
ATLANTA, 5 de noviembre de 2025 — La American Cancer Society (ACS) anunció hoy la publicación inaugural de The U.S. Tobacco Atlas (Atlas del Tabaco en los EE.UU.), un recurso digital...
Apr 29, 2025A new study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows a link between smoking and the risk of second primary cancers (SPCs) across various first primary cancers (FPCs) types, even...
Nov 16, 2023Through evidence-based smoking cessation programs like Empowered to Quit, the event offers an opportunity to commit to healthier living and provides support for overcoming tobacco addictionATLANTA, November 16, 2023 – In an effort to combat the leading cause of preventable death, the American Cancer Society (ACS) is hosting this year’s Great American Smokeout, encouraging people...
Apr 18, 2023Researchers at the American Cancer Society stress efforts to decrease e-cigarette use in younger adults to prevent nicotine addiction riskA new study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows almost three-quarters of a million more adults in the United States, ages 18-29 years, used e-cigarettes between 2019-2021 during the period that spanned the EVALI outbreak (E-cigarette or vaping product use–associated lung injury) and COVID-19 pandemic.
- Apr 3, 2023
ATLANTA – APRIL 3, 2023 – Today’s announcement of the National Cancer Plan is another exciting step toward advancing cancer research, prevention and treatment. The American Cancer Society...
- Sep 28, 2022
New findings by the American Cancer Society (ACS) found cumulative economic losses from cigarette smoking topped $891 billion in 2020, or 4.3% of the United States Gross Domestic Product.
- Aug 10, 2022
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society reports nearly 123,000 cancer deaths, or close to 30 percent of all cancer deaths, were from cigarette smoking in the United States in 2019, leading to more than two million Person-Years of Lost Life and nearly $21 billion in annual lost earnings.
- Aug 3, 2022
A new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society shows older age and smoking are the two most important risk factors associated with a relative and absolute five-year risk of developing any cancer.
- Aug 1, 2022
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), shows serious smoking cessation activity declined among adults in the United States immediately after the onset of COVID-19 and...
- May 4, 2022Settlement Filed in Case on Corrective Statements at Point of Sale
- Mar 9, 2021
The USPSTF 2021 recommendation for annual screening for the early detection of lung cancer was released with two major changes. Those changes include lowering the age to start screening from 55 to 50 and lowering the pack-year smoking history from 30 pack-years to 20 pack-years.
- Apr 16, 2020Sales surpassed previous highs after short dip as consumption shifted to other available flavors
A new study finds JUUL sales recovered within weeks following a dip after the company withdrew some flavored products from stores, eventually surpassing sales from before the change as consumption...
- Nov 19, 2019Newer, Clearer Guidance Offered in Light of Public Health Trends and Lack of Regulation
The American Cancer Society (ACS) today announced an update to the organization’s position on electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes. The revision seeks to clarify ACS guidelines in...
Nov 15, 2019Smoking rates have dropped so dramatically in the U.S. that many people can go days, weeks, or even months without being exposed to tobacco smoke. But while smoking has begun to disappear from the...
- Oct 3, 2019Statement from Gary Reedy, Chief Executive Officer
"This is a victory for public health, corporate responsibility, and customers. I applaud Schnucks’ decision to stop selling tobacco products. It shows, without question, that fighting cancer is...
Nov 13, 2018November 13, 2018 (New York, USA) – Hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans continue to die every year from tobacco-related disease, according to the American Cancer Society and Vital...
- Nov 12, 201843rd annual event reflects event's evolution to reflect realities of tobacco addiction
For the 43rd annual Great American Smokeout® on Thursday, November 15, 2018, the event takes on a new theme: "Day 1," reflecting the event's evolution from quitting for the day to the recognition...
Oct 12, 2018Data from Nova Scotia shows no increase in number of illicit cigarette seizedOctober 12, 2018—Contrary to the tobacco industry’s assertions, there was no surge in illicit cigarettes after a 2015 ban on menthol cigarette sales in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia....
Oct 10, 2018Second article in American Cancer Society’s cancer control Blueprint seriesThe highest priority in a national cancer control plan must be expansion of tobacco control—the intervention with the largest potential health benefits—according to a new American Cancer...
Aug 16, 2018August 16, 2018—A new study suggests that long-term exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) death in adulthood. The study...
May 23, 2018A collaborative study between the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute finds rates of lung cancer, historically higher among men than women, have flipped among whites and...
- Mar 8, 2018Africa and the Middle East are at a tipping point for avoiding epidemic numbers of preventable morbidity and mortality
The sixth edition of The Tobacco Atlas and its companion website TobaccoAtlas.org finds the tobacco industry is increasingly targeting vulnerable populations in emerging markets, such as Africa,...
Jan 31, 2018Researchers call issue one of tobacco control’s most pressingJanuary 31, 2018– Although tobacco control measures have reduced overall smoking rates in the United States (from 42% in 1965 to 15% in 2015), a new report says several vulnerable subpopulations...