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For More Info, Contact: Alissa Crispino Phone: 202-661-5772 Email: [email protected] President Launches Cancer Moonshot with Call for Significant Funding Increase Statement of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network President Chris Hansen WASHINGTON – February 1, 2016 – President Obama today announced plans to launch the National Cancer

Join us again this year to make your voice heard! We will once again be descending on the state capitol in Hartford for our annual advocacy day. Together with cancer advocates from across Connecticut come share your story and help keep cancer a top priority with your lawmakers. Connecticut Day

On January 27, Cancer Advocates came to Annapolis for a Day at the Capital.

Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program SUPPORT House Position ($1.8 million) Background The Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program provides lifesaving cancer screenings for medically underserved women between the ages of 50 and 64 whose incomes are

More than 250 cancer survivors, patients, caregivers, volunteers and staff traveled from every corner of the state to Albany for the ACS CAN New York Day at the Capitol. They gathered in the morning, amid banners displaying some of their photos and personal stories, to learn more about our key issues before they met with their legislators.

Georgia 2016 legislative Priorities Tobacco Control Increase the cigarette tax on each pack by at least $1; taxes on other tobacco products (OTP) should be increased to the equivalent of the cigarette tax. Support local smoke-free efforts to prohibit smoking

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.