New York

Send a message to your councilmember today and ask them to co-sponsor legislation that would provide time off for preventive care, including cancer screenings—without sacrificing other leave.

Build your advocacy skills, engage directly with candidates in your area, and help make cancer a priority in this election by becoming a Cancer Votes ambassador.

We need to send a message to state lawmakers asking them to take immediate action and vote to reform NY's woefully inadequate Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) Program before they leave for summer recess. New Yorkers fighting for their lives cannot wait another year.

With your help the newly adopted New York State Budget preserved access to biomarker testing for Medicaid enrollees. Thank you to all who helped us see this through to the finish line.

Governor Kathy Hochul proposed to rollback biomarker testing for Medicaid patients, our most vulnerable New Yorkers. We are calling on the legislature to reject the proposed rollback of Medicaid coverage criteria for biomarker testing in the final State Budget. Please send a message to key lawmakers today.

NYS's Temporary Disability Insurance Program is woefully inadequate. Send a message to your state lawmaker today and let them know we need to reform this program before they leave Albany in June.

Please send a message to Governor Hochul and your state lawmakers today and urge them to stand with patients and preserve Medicaid access to biomarker testing in the final state budget. You can read real stories of patients benefiting from biomarker testing here.

Recently our Senior Government Relations Director testified in front of a joint hearing of the NYS Legislature reviewing the proposed 2026-27 NYS budget. Please send a message to your lawmaker and ask them to support our budget priorities.

We will once again gather in person on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Albany , New York in The Well of the Legislative Office Building to advocate on behalf of cancer patients. The deadline to register is Friday, April 3, so don't delay, register today!

The governor’s budget proposes rolling back important Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing – which is key to matching some patients with the most effective treatment for cancer and other diseases. Please send a message to your lawmakers today and ask them to save this important coverage.