Updates matching "New York"

New York receives a mixed review for its legislative work to combat cancer.

Cancer Rates Higher Downstate than Upstate (Trenton, NJ) (July 25, 2012) – A first-ever report from the American Cancer Society details the toll that cancer takes on the residents of New Jersey, county by county. The Cancer Burden in New Jersey illustrates

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Gov. Cuomo signing a bill to prohibit access to indoor tanning facilities for kids under age 17.

Supreme Court Ruling Preserves Critical Patient Protections for Families Affected by Cancer Trenton, NJ – June 28, 2012 – The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of provisions of the Affordable Care Act that are critical to ensuring that people with cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases

Analysis from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ Albany, NY (June 27, 2012) - The New York State Legislature adjourned last Thursday, as scheduled. The on-time closure was reflective of the entire six months of the session, which featured

Statement from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding passage of a bill that prohibits the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. “E-cigarettes are marketed as a “safe alternative” to tobacco and are sold in kid friendly fruit and candy flavors,

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding vote by SUNY trustees to support tobacco-free campuses. “SUNY trustees recognized that their campuses are places of higher learning, not venues to begin a potentially deadly tobacco addiction. Their vote to

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding a Today Show undercover sting targeting indoor tanning facilities. “The Today Show’s sting operation revealed this morning confirms that minors must be banned from indoor tanning facilities. The Assembly recognizes the

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s housing and smoking policy disclosure proposal. “Consumers have a right to know the smoking policy of the building they want to live in prior to signing a