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For media inquiries, contact: Marc Kaplan – 518-796-1038 (cell) [email protected] Take Selfies to Fight Smoking in New #FightSmokingNY Campaign Campaign Aligns with Great American Smokeout as New York Smoking Rates Soar New York, NY (November 20, 2014) – To celebrate

New York City Lobbying & Legislative Consulting Contract RFP Request for Proposal Date: November 19, 2014 Response Due Date: December 5, 2014 To review the proposal go to here.

The 2014 Quality of Life Forum was a great event held at the University of South Carolina Upstate in November 10th. Guest speakers included Dr. Brian Bell, Gibbs Cancer Center; Dr. Mark O'Rourke, Greenville Hospital System; Dr. Julie Moss, USC Upstate, and Professor Diane Parker, USC Upstate. Improving Quality of

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 39 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on lawmakers to protect the health of Pennsylvania’s residents by significantly raising the state’s cigarette tax, establishing a tax on other tobacco products such as smokeless tobacco and invest in tobacco use prevention and cessation programs.

On October 21, Councilmember Cheh presented a breast cancer awareness month proclamation at the City Council meeting. State Lead Ambassador and breast cancer survivor, Thelma Jones (far left) was in attendance to support this initiative.

Dear Editor, As a cancer survivor, I know how important cancer research is to finding a cure for a disease that touches so many. In 2014, over 9,000 Mainers will hear the words “you have cancer” and more than 3,000 Mainers will die from cancer. That is too many lives