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September 1, 2016

Florida Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

Florida is falling short when it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality,  Florida measured up to policy recommendations in just one of the 10 issue areas ranked.