Letter to the Editor

Letter To The Editor on Proposition B: Tobacco Taxes Save Lives, Protect Kids

John R. Seffrin, PhD, the CEO of the American Cancer Society and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network writes in support of Prop. B on the November 6 ballot.

The following was submitted as a Letter To The Editor. You can post your own via a Patch Blog. Thirty-five people a day die from cancer in Missouri. One-third of those deaths are directly attributable to tobacco use. That loss of life is tragic -- and it’s preventable. We have a moral imperative to do everything we can to reduce the toll of this devastating disease on families in our state and our country. Missourians have the opportunity Nov. 6 to take direct aim at cancer with a yes vote on Proposition B. The ballot measure would increase the state cigarette tax by 73 cents and invest $283 million a year into Missouri schools and programs to prevent tobacco use. Tobacco taxes have been proven to be the most effective way to reduce …

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Local Car Dealer Donates Van to American Cancer Society

Van donation helps to continue vital patient transportation program.

Most everyone has been touched by cancer in one way or another. In fact, according to statistics published by the American Cancer Society (ACS), half of all men and one-third of all women in the US will develop cancer during their lifetimes. The people at Bommarito Automotive Group: Nissan, Honda and Volkswagen in Hazelwood and Bommarito Volkswagen in St. Peters are all too familiar with these statistics. Bommarito reports that several of its employees and some of their family members are currently living with cancer. For more than fifteen years, the American Cancer Society has offered a transportation service for cancer patients in the St. Louis area called the Eastern Missouri Patient Chauffeur Program. The program ensures that low-…

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