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Save Lives California Contact: Mike Roth For Immediate Release 916-444-7170 March 3, 2016 Assembly passes historic tobacco controls to save lives, protect kids Speaker Atkins and Speaker-Elect Rendon show true leadership on vital issues of e-cigarettes, smoking age, smoke free schools and more

Contact: Steph McCorkle/916 802-4033 San Francisco Votes to Become First City/County in California to Raise Minimum Sale Age for Tobacco to 21 California State Assembly Faces Similar Opportunity on Thursday Sacramento, CA – March 1, 2016 – The American Cancer Society Cancer

Congress is working toward completion of an omnibus appropriations bill that will likely be finalized in mid-December. Thanks to all the hard work of ACS CAN volunteers and staff across the country, we are well-positioned to see an increase in research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) in a final bill as well as a continuation of level funding for cancer screening and prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The FY16 omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress in mid-December included a $2 billion (6.6%) increase for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a $264 million increase for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This is the largest boost in annual appropriations for the National Institutes of Health since FY 2003 and brings NCI's total in 2016 to more than $5.2 billion.

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