On the new edition of the Fight Back Podcast by CancerNYNJ News we talk with the American Cancer Society's Jill Leonowicz about Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Jill will tell us what Strides is and how it makes a difference. She'll also let you know how you can get involved this Labor Day Weekend.

We're back with the second of our two part interview with Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy for the American Cancer Society. For this installment we talk to Russ about some major cancer-related issues in Albany that still need to be resolved including tanning and health insurance exchanges. Plus Russ explains why a new law on Oral Chemotherapy is a victory for patients.

The Fight Back Podcast is back with the first of our two part look back at the, just ended, New York State Legislative session. New York State Director of Advocacy, Russ Sciandra, reviews the victories, disappointments and notes the progress made on tobacco issues, the budget and the Complete Streets program.

Albany, NY (March 30, 2011) - The American Cancer Society's Fight Back Podcast on CancerNYNJ News is back with a wrap up on the budget deal reached yesterday that will slash funding for New York State's Tobacco Control Program (TCP). While volunteers and advocates managed to stop the Assembly's scheme to eliminate the program entirely, kids and smokers looking to quit now face a much grimmer future in the Empire State.  Russ Sciandra breaks it all down for you and talks about where things go from here.

The Fight Back Podcast is back from CancerNYNJ News.  Today's show features special update from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy for the American Cancer Society, on how efforts to save New York State's Tobacco Control Program are going. For more information or to get involved visit ACS CAN's New York page or send an email to your NYS Assembly Member through CancerNYNJ on Facebook.

Breaking news on the latest American Cancer Society Fight Back Podcast. New York State director of advocacy Russ Sciandra is on and gives the latest on the New York State Assembly's plan to end the state's Tobacco Control Program. Over the weekend the Assembly submitted their draft of the state budget which completely eliminated funding for this critical and life-saving program. Russ talks about the history of the Assembly's drive to cut this program, the long-term ways this program saves lives and costs, and how people can get involved in the effort to save Tobacco Control in New York.

The Fight Back Podcast is back with our first-ever New Jersey specific show.  NJ state director of advocacy, Jennifer Sullivan, will discuss Gov. Christie's budget announcement from earlier in the week.  Cancer fighting programs like NJ CEED have, for now, been spared the budget axe but it's still early in the process warns Sullivan. For more information or to get involved visit the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's New Jersey section at http://www.acscan.org/nj

The latest addition of the Fight Back Podcast is up from the American Cancer Society's cancernynj News.  We're talking with Federal Issues Manager Hillary Clarke in advance of Thursday's vote in the US House of Representatives on the federal budget.  The current House plan has been called devastating to the fight against cancer.  Hillary will tell us why and how you can get involved to save cancer screenings and research.

The latest American Cancer Society Fight Back Podcast is now up.  Today's edition features New York State director of advocacy Russ Sciandra talking about Governor's Cuomo's budget and how it will effect programs that fight cancer like the Cancer Services Program and the Tobacco Control Program.

The long awaited return of the Fight Back Podcast.  This time, NYC Regional Director of Advocacy, Michele Bonan talks about tomorrow big announcement of a bill that would eliminate toxic secondhand smoke from all NYC beaches, public parks and pedestrian plazas.  For more information visit http://www.acscan.org/ny