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Jan 16, 2012Study Reveals Widening DisparityATLANTA –January 16, 2012– A new study from the American Cancer Society finds recent declines in melanoma mortality rates in non-Hispanic Whites in the U.S. mainly reflect declines in those...
- Jan 11, 2012Proposals for Community Action Accompany Each Major Recommendation
ATLANTA –January 11, 2012– Updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of creating social and physical...
- Jan 9, 2012Healthy eating, staying active a slam-dunk for basketball coaches in the fight against cancer
ATLANTA, Jan. 9, 2012 - Nearly 4000 head and assistant basketball coaches across the U.S. are expected to swap their loafers for sneakers during the 9th annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers...
- Jan 4, 2012More Than a Million Deaths Avoided since Rates began to Drop
ATLANTA – January 4, 2012 – The American Cancer Society’s annual cancer statistics report shows that between 2004 and 2008, overall cancer incidence rates declined by 0.6% per year in men...
- Dec 22, 2011American Cancer Society Study Finds Colorectal Cancer Mortality Dropping Slower in African AmericansFor distant stage, decreases were 32.6 percent versus 4.6 percent
ATLANTA – December 22, 2011 – A new study finds that while colorectal cancer mortality rates dropped in the most recent two decades for every stage in both African Americans and whites, the...