<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Florida is among the worst in the nation when it comes to preventing cancer, receiving subpar scores in all eight categories measured in a new report by\u00a0the American Cancer Society (ACS).<\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-53366 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/cancer-fight\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/cancer-fight00000002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000002-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000002-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000002.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/cancer-fight00000001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\u201c130,000 people this year in Florida alone are going to be diagnosed with cancer,\u201d said Matt Jordan with the ACS.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Jordan said tobacco policy hurt Florida the worst in the report.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt’s the main cause of cancer,\u201d said Jordan. “We want to make sure that we’re preventing people from using it and those that are using it we want to help them quit.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Low taxes on cigarettes and subpar funding for tobacco prevention both earned the state poor grades.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe gave around, 70 or $71 million this year. The CDC recommends that we spend about twice what we’re spending right now,\u201d said Jordan.<\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-53366 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/cancer-fight00000004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000004-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail 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https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/cancer-fight00000005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000005-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000005-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000005.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>Poor tobacco policy may be a reflection of the old adage \u2018money talks\u2019.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Tobacco companies contributed about $3 million to Florida politicians during the 2018 election cycle alone.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>However, Laura Corbin, Bureau Chief for Tobacco Free Florida said the agency has achieved success despite the low funding, helping more than 212,000 Floridians kick the habit since its creation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cAnd we’ve reduced youth rates by 75 percent since 2006,\u201d said Corbin.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Florida\u2019s rejection of Medicaid expansion, which could have provided health insurance to 850,000 also hurt the state\u2019s score.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Jordan said expanding the program would go a long way to improve cancer treatment and prevention.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cSometimes a lot of people that don’t have insurance many not always have the incentive to go get screened,\u201d said Jordan.<\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-53366 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/cancer-fight00000007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000007-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000007-200x113.jpg 200w, 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class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/cancer-fight00000008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000008-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000008-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000008-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cancer-fight00000008.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>Another area Florida received poor score on the American Center Society\u2019 report was tanning bed policy.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The state currently sets no restriction on how old you must be to use a tanning bed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There are some signs of hope for Florida though.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Legislative pushes to raise the age to purchase tobacco to 21 have gained traction in recent years.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There\u2019s also proposed constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid, which has collected nearly 80,000 signatures.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida is among the worst in the nation when it comes to preventing cancer, receiving subpar scores in all eight categories measured in a new report by\u00a0the American Cancer Society (ACS). \u201c130,000 people this year in Florida alone are going to be diagnosed with cancer,\u201d said Matt Jordan with the ACS. 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