Department of Housing and Urban Development moves to protect residents from secondhand smoke
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry Edwards 703-519-2107 Lisa.Berry@preventcancer.org ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its final rule to protect…
Tobacco use is more than a “bad habit.” It’s a social justice issue
The number of teens smoking little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs) is growing at an alarming rate, particularly among African-Americans―a group with higher cancer incidence and…
ICYMI: August 4, 2017
Feature Story FDA aims to lower nicotine in cigarettes to get smokers to quit WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2017 (The Washington Post) — The Food and…
Prevent Cancer Foundation® applauds FDA plan to lower nicotine levels in cancer-causing cigarettes, continues to discourage e-cigarette use
Food and Drug Administration announces new plan for tobacco and nicotine regulation ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 2, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
ICYMI: April 21, 2017
Feature Story De Blasio Backs Plan to Lift Base Price of Pack of Cigarettes to $13 WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2017 (The New York Times) –Mayor…
ICYMI: July 1, 2016
Feature Story Biden outlines Cancer Moonshot efforts to break barriers WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2016 (CNN) — Cancer is still the No. 2 killer of Americans….
Great news for Prevention! FDA Announces New Rules on E-Cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just released the final details of a long awaited rule to regulate all tobacco products-including e-cigarettes, hookah tobacco,…
ICYMI: November 20, 2015
Feature Story New Blood Test Detects Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer With 90 Percent Accuracy THURSDAY, November 19, 2015 (International Business Times) — Most of the times,…
ICYMI: August 21, 2015
Feature Story Study fuels push for FDA e-cigarette regulation TUESDAY, August 18, 2015 (Modern Healthcare) — As the healthcare and retail industries await federal regulation…
Use Your New Year’s Resolutions to Prevent Cancer
CONTACT: Valerie Lambros (703) 519-2116 (Alexandria, VA) – Nearly half of all Americans make New Year’s resolutions, most of them health-related. Stop smoking. Start exercising….
