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Jan 17, 2020
More Than 350 Basketball Coaches Unite To Fight Cancer During American Cancer Society's Coaches Vs. Cancer 'Suits And Sneakers' Week January 20-26

The American Cancer Society (ACS), the leading organization devoted to creating a world without cancer, will celebrate Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers Week Jan. 20-26 during basketball games...

Jan 8, 2020
Cancer Mortality Continues Steady Decline, Driven by Progress against Lung Cancer

The cancer death rate declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year drop in cancer mortality ever reported. The news comes from Cancer...

Dec 26, 2019
Report Links Recommended Physical Activity Levels to Lower Risk of Seven Cancers

A pooled analysis of nine prospective studies involving more than 750,000 adults finds that recommended amounts of leisure-time physical activity were linked to a lower risk for seven cancers,...

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Most Recent Releases
Jan 17, 2020
More Than 350 Basketball Coaches Unite To Fight Cancer During American Cancer Society's Coaches Vs. Cancer 'Suits And Sneakers' Week January 20-26

The American Cancer Society (ACS), the leading organization devoted to creating a world without cancer, will celebrate Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers Week Jan. 20-26 during basketball games...

Jan 8, 2020
Cancer Mortality Continues Steady Decline, Driven by Progress against Lung Cancer

The cancer death rate declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year drop in cancer mortality ever reported. The news comes from Cancer...

Dec 26, 2019
Report Links Recommended Physical Activity Levels to Lower Risk of Seven Cancers

A pooled analysis of nine prospective studies involving more than 750,000 adults finds that recommended amounts of leisure-time physical activity were linked to a lower risk for seven cancers,...

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