Over the past few years, lung cancer has become one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in the world. This increase is overwhelmingly due to the aggressive proliferation of tobacco products across the globe.

Today, one in three people in the world will get cancer in their lifetime. By the year 2030, that number will grow to one in two. A tidal wave of diagnoses, both at home and in developing countries is about to crash and we are not doing everything we can to stop it.

On February 27, 2005, the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (the Tobacco Treaty) went into force. This treaty requires countries that have ratified it to implement scientifically proven measures to reduce tobacco use and the terrible toll it takes on a country’s lives, health and economy.

168 countries have signed and ratified the Tobacco Treaty. The United States is one of 15 who have signed, but not ratified it.  By voting for this idea, you will be joining LIVESTRONG Action in calling on the current administration to send the Tobacco Treaty to the Senate for ratification.

Countries who ratify the Convention commit to:

•    Ban or restrict tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
•    Place large, graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and prohibit   the use of false and misleading terms such as "light" and "low tar"
•    Implement measures to protect non-smokers from secondhand smoke
•    Increase the price of tobacco products, particularly through taxation, to discourage tobacco use
•    Eliminate the illicit trade of tobacco products
•    Regulate the content of tobacco products and require public disclosure of ingredients
•    Provide cessation assistance and treatment for tobacco dependence
•    Prevent sales of tobacco products to minors

The ratification of the Tobacco Treaty will mark a vital step in building a world without cancer.  Will you help us?

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