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Apr 9, 2013Statement by John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, American Cancer Society, on the Passing of Margot S. FreudenbergATLANTA — April 9, 2013 — “I was deeply saddened to learn today that Margot S. Freudenberg, who served the American Cancer Society as a volunteer for an extraordinary 71 years, died at her...
- Apr 8, 2013175 Research and Training Grants to Fund Investigators at 93 Institutions
The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded 175 national research and training grants totaling...
- Apr 5, 2013Coach Ryan has helped raise more than $1.5 million for the American Cancer Society since 2007
ATLANTA – April 5, 2013 – University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach, Bo Ryan, is the recipient of the 2013 Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award, presented annually to a college coach who...
- Apr 1, 2013Fight Cancer In Style Lunch to Benefit Coaches vs. Cancer
WHAT: During the Final Four weekend in Atlanta, NCAA coaches’ wives and families won’t be sitting on the sidelines in the fight against cancer --- they’ll be taking center court through...
- Mar 22, 2013Cathy Hirsch, a 10-year breast cancer survivor, is New President of Reach to Recovery International
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – March 22, 2013 – Long-time American Cancer Society volunteer Cathy Hirsch has been appointed president of Reach to Recovery International, an organization that...
- Mar 4, 2013American Cancer Society Officially Launches its 100th Year with New Advertising
ATLANTA – March 4, 2013 – Today the American Cancer Society officially launched its 100th birthday campaign to finish the fight against cancer with new ads featuring award-winning artists Josh...
- Feb 28, 2013Increased Risk Seen in Women Who Start Smoking Before Having First Child
Results from a new American Cancer Society study support the hypothesis that smoking is associated with increased breast cancer risk for women who initiate smoking before first birth. The study,...
- Feb 25, 2013
John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., American Cancer Society chief executive officer, responded to the news of the passing of former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. "Dr. Koop was a dear friend and a giant in...
- Feb 25, 2013
ATLANTA – February 25, 2013 – Ginny Snyder-Ashman of Pennsylvania was diagnosed with stage IIA colon cancer at the age of 51. She went to the doctor complaining of stomach pains and ended up...
- Feb 5, 2013Drop in Overall Mortality Means Nearly 200,000 Cancer Deaths Avoided in African Americans since 1990
ATLANTA-- February 5, 2013 -- The cancer death rate for men declined faster among African Americans than among whites in the latest time period, narrowing the racial disparity in overall cancer...