Updates matching "New York"

The Governor proposed level funding at $26.7 million for the Cancer Services Program , a position the ACS, and the Legislature endorsed.

The following is the text of a letter that was delivered to Governor Cuomo on March 28, 2012 from American Cancer Society Eastern Division CEO Donald Distasio. A PDF version of this letter is also available. Donald Distasio Letter to Gov. Cuomo on Exchanges [181KB PDF] March

American Cancer Society Releases Numbers of Uninsured Cancer Cases By County, Showing Need for Health Insurance Exchange Albany, NY (March 26, 2012) - According to an American Cancer Society analysis, 10,000 New Yorkers every year who find they have cancer lack public or private insurance at

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Assembly passage of bill to ban indoor tanning to minors. “Indoor tanning is dangerous and kids should not be exposed to it – that’s the clear message that the Assembly is sending by

This Cancer Brief is one of a series of examinations of cancer in New York State. Each of these Briefs offers policymakers and the public information on how best to combat cancer or its impacts on patients through policy changes.

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Gov. Cuomo’s proposed 2012-2013 state budget. “Gov. Cuomo properly diagnoses cancer issues as a priority, but initial review shows some of his recommended therapies may be too weak. While we are encouraged that

Statement from Michele Bonan, regional advocacy director for the American Cancer Society of New York & New Jersey, in response to today’s State of the City address: “We said we’d make New York City healthier than ever…. we did.” Mayor Bloomberg raised this important and valid point

Statement from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Gov. Cuomo’s health insurance exchange proposal as included in the State of the State package “For 2.9 million uninsured New Yorkers, the state’s health insurance exchange will provide the means to

New Report Shows New York’s Fall From Grace (Albany, NY) (November 30, 2011) – Once a national leader in anti-tobacco programming, drastic budget cuts over the past few years have resulted in New York’s status among states tumbling in a new ranking. “A Broken Promise to Our Children: