Updates matching "Prevention and Cessation"

For Immediate Release: December 2, 2009 Angela Pause Smith (ACS): 518-454-4039 (office) or 518-339-6339 (cell), [email protected] Public health groups condemn Paterson’s cut to Tobacco Control Program 25,500 New Yorkers lose their lives each year due to cigarette use, yet DRP cuts lifesaving

The news from Albany isn't good as we head into the final days of negotiations on the New York State budget. Now comes word that the tobacco control program will be slashed by a shocking 20%. Below is a statement, just released, by Donald Distasio, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society of New York and New Jersey.

New Flyer Available: NY Must Fund Breast Cancer Screening! NY Must Fund Breast Cancer Screening! We Can’t Afford to Back Down From the Fight Against Breast Cancer—Especially in Tough Economic Times. The Cancer Services Program (CSP) offers lifesaving breast, cervical and colon cancer screening to people