Updates matching "Arizona"

The 2018 regular Arizona Legislative session has officially ended. Our lawmakers’ work at the capitol is done for now, but we still have a lot of work ahead to enact strong policies that will prevent cancer and improve the outlook for cancer patients. While this session was dominated by long

PHOENIX – The Legislature will get another chance to protect children from unnecessary exposure to harmful UV radiation Thursday morning. Rep. Heather Carter, District 15, will employ a “striker” amendment. This will “strike everything” from bill SB 1290 and replace it with the language from the indoor tanning bill —

PHOENIX – With end-of-session deadlines looming, Arizonan cancer survivors will gather at the Capitol on Tuesday to demand a hearing for a bill that would protect children from unnecessary exposure to harmful UV radiation. HB 2084, which would prohibit minors from using tanning devices and allow Arizona to join 15

Arizona lawmakers will decide, once again, whether to raise the minimum age for smoking from 18 to 21. Last year, a similar House bill made it through the Health Committee, but was snuffed out by the Commerce Committee chair a week later. This week, Adrienne Lynch with the Cancer Action

The Honorable Doug Ducey State of Arizona 1700 W Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Dear Governor Ducey, The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization, dedicated to eliminating death and suffering from cancer through

ACS CAN Urges Governor Ducey to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

Brian Hummell Arizona Government Relations Director The Arizona Legislature closed shop for its regular legislative session – more than 20 days past the usual 100-day timeframe. As always, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and its volunteer advocates worked hard to convince lawmakers

Indoor tanning for kids? Might as well expose them to plutonium By: Guest Opinion March 2, 2017 , 2:27 pm After four years of hard work on the part of patients, parents, physicians, and legislators,