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Article: New York Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D- NY) Join As Co-Sponsors of The Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- October 13, 2009
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To: STATE EDITORS
Contact: Kay Cofrancesco of Lung Cancer Alliance,
kay@lungcanceralliance.org, +1-202-463-2080
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Today, Lung Cancer
Alliance (LCA) hailed the support of Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) who have signed on as co-sponsors of a
bill to establish the first ever multi-agency, comprehensive program
targeted at lung cancer.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081016/LCALOGO)
Entitled Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009, S.332
authorizes a five year program to reduce the mortality rate of lung
cancer which continues to be the number one cause of cancer deaths
both nationally and in New York ...