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As we’ve
learned, quitting smoking will save lives, but it will not
end or cure lung cancer.
The key is research.
FY08 Federal Research Dollars Per Death
(NIH, DOD, CDC Combined) |
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| Five-Year Survival Rates … Little Progress for Lung Cancer
(Cancer Facts and Figures 2009, American Cancer Society) |
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$246 Billion will be paid to the 50 States (and
the District of Columbia) over the next 25 years by the Master
Settlement Agreement. Of this $246 Billion, no funds are dedicated
to Lung Cancer Research, and just 0.65% is earmarked for federal
research into tobacco use and other substance abuse.
The nation's governors unanimously passed a
resolution in 1999 stating that they "are committed to
spending a significant portion of the tobacco settlement funds
on smoking cessation programs, health care, education, and
programs benefiting children." Tobacco Prevention Programs
were to be funded by each state at levels suggested by the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Yet
in 2004 states were spending just 3% of their tobacco settlement
money on tobacco prevention, and an audit of 2003 spending
revealed that only 4 states have funded tobacco prevention
programs at the CDC-recommended guidelines. 46 states have
allocated the majority of their tobacco settlement monies
to balance budgets and fund projects, including the development
of roads, bridges and prisons.
| SOURCES |
Cancer Facts & Figures 2009, American Cancer Society.
NCI Financial Management Branch, National Cancer Institute.
A Broken Promise to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement Five Years Later, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Nov. 12, 2003. www.tobaccofreekids.org
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