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Silver Linings Most stories about cancer involve sadness, but for me this hasn’t been the case. Don’t get me wrong, there have been challenges; prostatectomy with serious life changing side effects and serious hormone therapy that is hard on a man’s body (about 55% of us die from cardiac events).

The same disease that killed my mother and every other woman I knew who was diagnosed with it at the time. Then I met my Reach to Recovery volunteer and I found hope.

House-Passed 21 st Century Cures Bill Includes Critical Funding for Medical Research WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 10, 2015 – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6, The 21 st Century Cures Act, including $1.75 billion in mandatory funding for the medical research at the National Institutes of Health

For Immediate Release: Contact: June 26, 2015 Shelly Kiser, 740-739-0187 Missed Opportunity to Improve the Health of Ohioans This statement can be attributed to Shelly Kiser, spokesperson for the Investing in Tobacco-Free Youth Coalition, on HB64. “We are deeply disappointed the legislature did not fully

Press release: Senate Restoring BCCP is a Step in the Right Direction

The toll of tobacco in Ohio is great. Ohio has the 8 th highest smoking rate in the country and loses too many lives and spends too much because of tobacco use.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Lauren Walens or Steven Weiss American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: (202) 661-5763 or (202) 661-5711 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] FDA Action Imperative as Youth Use of E-Cigarettes, Hookah Skyrockets WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 16, 2015 – The

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Contact: Shelly Kiser, 740-739-0187 Coalition Urges House to Restore Tobacco Tax Increases to Help Ohio’s Kids and Budget This statement can be attributed to Shelly Kiser, spokesperson for the Investing in Tobacco-Free Youth Coalition,

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michelle Zimmerman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: (888) 227-6446 Ext. 8601 E-mail: [email protected] American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Reacts to Governor’s Budget Columbus, Ohio – February 2, 2015 – This statement can be attributed to Jeff Stephens, director of government