November 4, 2025- The American Cancer Society (ACS) announced the inaugural release of The U.S. Tobacco Atlas, a fact-based, digital scientific resource offering comprehensive data and insights on tobacco use, control policies, and their impact nationwide. The report notes that cigarette smoking among U.S. adults dropped from 42% in 1965 to 11% in 2023. Researchers also discovered that only 18.1% of eligible adults who currently smoke or formerly smoked were up-to-date with lung cancer screening in 2022, despite cigarette smoking being a leading risk factor for lung cancer. Screening rates are lowest in Southern states in the U.S., where lung cancer burden and healthcare access issues are greatest.