Press Releases
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Jan 7, 2016More than 1.7 million cancer deaths averted between 1991 and 2012January 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...