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Feb 17, 2020
Study Identifies States with Highest Rates of Melanoma Due to Ultraviolet Radiation

A new study finds a wide state-by-state variation in rates of melanoma caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure with highest rates in several states on the East and West Coast including Hawaii, but...

Feb 10, 2020
Blood Donations Critical in Fight Against Cancer

Today, the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society announced their Give Blood to Give Time partnership to raise awareness on how blood donations help patients fighting cancer....

Jan 29, 2020
NELSON Trial Confirms Mortality Benefit of Lung Cancer Screening

ATLANTA—January 29, 2019—The New England Journal of Medicine today published the results of the Dutch-Belgian lung cancer screening trial (NELSON). The large trial of more than 15,000 men...

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Feb 17, 2020
Study Identifies States with Highest Rates of Melanoma Due to Ultraviolet Radiation

A new study finds a wide state-by-state variation in rates of melanoma caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure with highest rates in several states on the East and West Coast including Hawaii, but...

Feb 10, 2020
Blood Donations Critical in Fight Against Cancer

Today, the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society announced their Give Blood to Give Time partnership to raise awareness on how blood donations help patients fighting cancer....

Jan 29, 2020
NELSON Trial Confirms Mortality Benefit of Lung Cancer Screening

ATLANTA—January 29, 2019—The New England Journal of Medicine today published the results of the Dutch-Belgian lung cancer screening trial (NELSON). The large trial of more than 15,000 men...

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