NCI State Cancer Legislative Database Program

SCLD Update
April 1998

 
Other Topics in this Issue:

Breast Cancer Detection
Ovarian Cancer Detection
Cancer-General
Tobacco-Use Reduction
Genetics
State-of-the-Art Treatment
Occupational Exposure
Enacted Legislation and Adopted Resolutions

Occupational Exposure

New Mexico adopted S.M.R. 5, a resolution that urges the United States Congress to pass legislation ensuring fair compensation to all uranium workers who have contracted lung cancer and other diseases as a result of their employment.