Cancer

State Announces Five-Year Plan to Help People Fight Cancer
State Announces Five-Year Plan to Help People Fight Cancer
State Announces Five-Year Plan to Help People Fight Cancer
The state's five-year plan for fighting cancer targets smoking, poor nutrition and obesity to limit the disease that is now diagnosed in more than 100,000 New Yorkers annually while killing about 35,000. Noting the nearly 1 million cancer survivors among the state's 19 million people, the plan also calls for tracking their quality-of-life outcomes and ensuring appropriate follow-up care, including