US EditionCancer survivors head to Albany to push for better care
- Benjamin Logan High School will host a Survivors' Lap for cancer survivors and those navigating diagnoses on May 9 at 10 a.m.
- The event follows the High School Raider Relay tradition and aims to honor cancer survivors for their courage and determination.
- Advocates, including survivor Jill McFarland and Almeida, seek legislative support for House Bills 8 and 33 and increased cancer-related program funding.
- Almeida described biomarker testing as analyzing cancer cell mutations, while McFarland pledged to fight cancer until her last breath despite stage four breast cancer.
- These efforts highlight ongoing needs in cancer care, with advocates pushing for tailored survivorship support and expanded funding to improve outcomes.
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Area woman fights for cancer survivors, including herself, at state level
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKBN) -- Tuesday was Cancer Action Day, and about 100 cancer patients and advocates from across the Buckeye State gathered at the Statehouse in Columbus, including a Brookfield woman. Jill McFarland was diagnosed with breast cancer almost 10 years ago, and while fighting her own cancer battle, she lost her mother to lung cancer caused by tobacco use. The goal of Tuesday's visit was to urge lawmakers to support Governor Mike DeWin…
Cancer Action Day held at NYS Capitol
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Cancer patients and survivors from across New York State gathered for Cancer Action Day at the state capitol on Tuesday. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the American Cancer Society, more than 123,000 New Yorkers will be newly diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Over 31,000 are expected to lose their lives to the disease. Advocates want to ensure that leg…
Kenton Middle School to Host ‘Choose Hope’ Cancer Awareness Event on May 20
Kenton Middle School will host the Choose Hope event again this year on Tuesday, May 20th. It will start at 9am that morning at the Robinson Field track. This event is held to honor those who have fought, are fighting, or have finished their battle with any type of cancer. Community members are welcome to come to KMS and take a walk around the track in honor of all those whose lives have been touched by cancer. Proceeds from the day’s events …
Cancer survivors head to Albany to push for better care
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A group of cancer survivors and supporters from Western New York are traveling to Albany Tuesday to meet with state leaders and ask for better cancer care across New York. The trip is part of Cancer Action Day, when people from all over the state come together to share their stories and push for new laws that could help patients and families. “We’ve seen that when people from Western New York speak up and tell their stori…
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