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Jul 13, 2010An invaluable resource for anyone who has experienced cancer, is undergoing treatment, or is interested in making positive changes in the way they eat
ATLANTA— July 13, 2010—Eating well is important for everyone, but for the more than 11 million cancer survivors living in the United States, eating well is essential. Good nutrition can boost...
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Jul 7, 2010Enhanced Relay to Celebrate “Wishing on a Cure” Theme for 2010
ATLANTA – July 7, 2010 – The sixth annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life® of Second Life is set for July 17-18, 2010, as avatars representing cancer survivors, caregivers, their...
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Jul 7, 2010
The continued drop in overall cancer mortality rates over the last 20 years has averted more than three-quarters of a million (767,000) cancer deaths according to a new report from the American...
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Jun 23, 2010Strong Implementation of and Education about Affordable Care Act Critical for Cancer Community; Increased Access Coupled with Research Key to Progress in Beating Disease
A new poll illustrates the difficulty that cancer patients, survivors and their families face in affording needed health care and paying for other basic necessities such as food and heat,...
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Jun 17, 2010Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference Aims to Improve Quality of Life for Cancer Survivors and Their Families
Washington, D.C. — June 17, 2010 — More than 500 leading experts in cancer survivorship, including a number from countries outside the United States, have convened for Cancer Survivorship...
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Jun 3, 2010
The American Cancer Society and the National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) are awarding $1.8 million in research grants to researchers at 12 institutions for studies aimed at reducing...
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Jun 3, 2010National Cancer Survivors Day®: A Milestone for Survivors and the American Cancer Society Hope LodgeSociety Kicks Off Month-long Celebration of Cancer Survivors
ATLANTA — June 3, 2010 — On Sunday, June 6, the American Cancer Society will join millions of Americans in honoring cancer survivors as part of the 23rd annual National Cancer Survivors Day,...
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Jun 2, 2010Annual National Event at Rochester, New York, Course Unites Coaches in Support of the American Cancer Society and its Vision of a World with Less Cancer and More Birthdays
ATLANTA – June 2, 2010 – The American Cancer Society will host its 11th annual Coaches vs. Cancer® Golf Invitational, Presented by Under Armour®, Sunday and Monday, June 13-14, at the...
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May 17, 2010
ATLANTA—May 17, 2010 – The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded 152 new national research and...
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Apr 16, 2010In honor of National Volunteer Week, the Society launches new volunteer tool and invites America to join its pledge to volunteer in 2010
ATLANTA – April 16, 2010 – In celebration of the 37th annual National Volunteer Week (April 18 to April 24), the American Cancer Society, the Official Sponsor of Birthdays, recognizes the...