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February 9, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC February 9, 2016 The president 's fiscal year 2017 budget sets an ambitious course to accelerate discovery in the fight against cancer. The proposed 13 percent increase for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) would go a long way to restore funding shortfalls that have severely hampered progress in

February 5, 2016
Florida

After the state invested a record $2.1 million into the Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program last year, the Florida Senate is proposing a significant cut in funding for the program.

February 5, 2016
Massachusetts

BOSTON – February 5, 2016 – This statement is being issued in response to Governor Baker’s commitment to signing into law SB1994, which will prevent youth under the age of 18 from using indoor tanning devices, and can be attributed to Marc Hymovitz, director of government relations in Massachusetts for

February 5, 2016
New Mexico

$1 Per Pack Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda for Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol Cancer Patients and Survivors Board “Whistle Stop” Rail Runner to Santa Fe SANTA FE, New Mexico – February 8, 2016 – Nearly a hundred

February 5, 2016
National

The United States joined 11 other countries and signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 4 Š—– World Cancer Day. This is the first time that a signed trade and investment agreement includes a provision that protects the right of participating countries to adopt

February 4, 2016
Florida

There is nothing quite like hearing nearly 100 people chanting, “Pass the Buck” outside of Florida’s Capitol on a rainy morning! On Thursday, January 21st, volunteers and staff from all over the state came to Tallahassee to ask Florida’s legislative leaders to make the fight against cancer a priority.

February 4, 2016
Florida

2016_Legislative_Priorities_Summary_Pictures.pdf 2016 Legislative Session Four Priorities in the Fight against Cancer CIGARETTE SURCHARGE INCREASE Efforts are underway to raise Florida’s cigarette surcharge by an additional $1. Raising the tax will reduce tobacco consumption, reduce the state’s health care costs

February 2, 2016

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman will join 11 other trade ministers in Auckland, New Zealand, this week to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement that for the first time includes a provision that protects the right of participating nations to adopt public health measures to reduce tobacco use and prevents tobacco companies from using the TPP to launch legal attacks on such measures.

February 1, 2016
National

For the loved ones we've all lost, for the family we can still save, let's make America the country that cures cancer once and for all." Cancer advocates all over the country rejoiced to hear President Obama say those words during his final State of the Union address and announce