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Governor Hochul takes historic steps in the fight to prevent tobacco related cancer.

Ask your lawmakers to support the proposals to end the sale of menthol cigarettes & all other flavored tobacco products, increase the cigarette tax by $1 per pack and restore the Tobacco Control Program to $52 million. 

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Save New Yorkers lives by fully funding the NYS Cancer Services Program.

ACS CAN is advocating to increase funding of $26.8 Million for the New York State Cancer Services Program, to provide breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening for low-income uninsured and underinsured New Yorkers. Send a message to the Governor today!

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Help Ensure That Every NYer Battling Cancer Has Access to The Right Treatment at The Right Time

Please send a message to your lawmaker asking them to support precision medicine in cancer care by supporting the bill to make biomarker testing a reality for New Yorkers.  

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ACS CAN Releases Analysis Showing 14,000 Deaths Annually in New York From a Cancer Linked to Cigarette Smoking

March 15, 2023
New York

ALBANY, NY—MARCH 15, 2023— Utilizing information from the New York State Cancer Registry, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released an analysis showing the devastating impact that cancers linked to tobacco use have on New Yorkers. Between 2015-2019, 46,417 people on average each year in New

MEDIA ADVISORY--ACS CAN to Hold Moment of Silence Honoring 37 New Yorkers Lost Daily to a Cancer Linked to Cigarette Smoking

March 15, 2023
New York

ALBANY, NY—MARCH 15, 2023— As state budget negotiations heat up, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will release an analysis showing the annual number of New Yorkers diagnosed with a cancer linked to tobacco use and the number of lives lost to a cancer linked to cigarette

MEDIA ADVISORY – PRESS CONFERENCE: Buffalo Community Leaders Rally around Governor Hochul’s Tobacco Proposals, Moved by Data Showing Link between Tobacco Use & Cancer Deaths

March 11, 2023
New York

BUFFALO, NY –MARCH 11, 2023 – As budget discussions among state legislators pick up speed at the Capitol, Erie County religious, health and community leaders are set to rally alongside cancer patients and survivors on Monday, March 13. Following the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) release of

Data Released Showing Link between Tobacco Use & Cancer Deaths in Erie County, NY

March 10, 2023
New York

BUFFALO, NY—MARCH 8, 2023— Utilizing data from the New York State Cancer Registry, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released data showing the devastating impact that cancers linked to tobacco have on New Yorkers, specifically those living in Erie County: Between 2015-2019, 46,417 people on average

New York Events

April 25, 2023EST
Albany, NY

Join us for our 2023 Cancer Action Day at the Capitol in Albany, New York!

We will once again gather in person on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in Albany, New York in the Well of the Legislative Office Building to advocate on behalf of cancer patients. We will have bus transportation to Albany available from across New York State. All details will be provided once...

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November 16, 2023
New York, NY

The Future of Cancer Care Policy Forum in New York City

To learn more about Event Sponsorship, Leadership Gifts, or Corporate Membership Opportunities click here. Forum Focus | Advancing Research, Innovation and Health Equity Cancer remains a critical public health problem and how new cures are discovered...

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State Contacts

Michael Davoli
Senior Government Relations Director, New York
[email protected]
646.502.9145
Rebecca Oechsner
Grassroots Manager, New York
[email protected]
518.503.0968
Casey O’Neill
Senior Regional Media Advocacy Manager
[email protected]
215-375-8086
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