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Cancer Advocates Rally in Support of Tobacco Education
About two dozen cancer patients, survivors and advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) rallied at the Capitol today in support of restoring funding for comprehensive tobacco education to $21 million annually. The event was rescheduled due to a snow storm earlier this ... you consider the toll that cancer takes each year in Maryland, we must ensure policies are in place that will begin to minimize the impact of this disease,” said Jacqueline Beale, Maryland’s volunteer co-lead ambassador for ACS CAN. “Ensuring proper funding is in place to allow ...
2017 Maryland General Assembly Session Report
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Maryland Government Relations Update April 26, 2017 April 10 was the last day of the 2017 Session of the Maryland General Assembly. ACS CAN had a mixed year in Annapolis this session. Although our three priority bills did not pass we are poised to move these bills forward in the ... funding of the MD Quitline, • Fewer youth will become lifetime smokers, • $13 million will remain in the budget for low or no cost mammograms, cervical exams and treatment for breast or cervical cancer for women whom are medically underserved, and • Cancer patients ...