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The following is from LIVESTRONG‘s Sr. Medical Adviser Oncologist Dr. Brandon Hayes-Lattin. LIVESTRONG endorsed a bill that will provide the FDA with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages. LIVESTRONG feels that all people should have access to the care they need and preventing drug shortages is just one way to achieve this goal.

Texas is a proud state. A state where there is an independent spirit and a bigger than life persona. We take care of our own and we do it with pride. So, all Texans should listen up. This is a very important time in our history. This could be the year that the great state of Texas goes smoke free. We will join states all over the country that have made the choice to put first the health of their residents.

Below is a story from a LIVESTRONG advocate that attended the One Voice Against Cancer lobbying day this week. You can advocate for resources and funding too. Call your decision makers and let them know you support cancer research and prevention funding. You can also go online and send an email through our website. Either way you are making your voice count in the fight against cancer.

Despite all of the technological advances at our disposal, nothing beats a good old-fashioned hand-written letter to get the attention and evoke a response from elected officials. When we needed to let a key member of the Texas House of Representatives know our thoughts on H.B. 670, Smoke- Free Texas, this is exactly what we did.