Press Releases
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Nov 12, 2013Trends among whites and African Americans go in opposite directionsATLANTA – November 12, 2013—Pancreatic cancer death rates in whites and blacks have gone in opposite directions over the past several decades in the United States, with the direction reversing...
- Nov 11, 2013
ATLANTA – Nov. 11, 2013 – Without intervention, an alarming rise in tobacco use is on the horizon for Africa over the next century, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society....
- Nov 6, 2013Statement on a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that about 1 in 3 adults aged 50 to 75 have not received any of the recommended screening tests for colorectal cancer
“Colon cancer screening saves lives, but millions of Americans aren’t getting screened. Screening will substantially reduce their risk of suffering and death due to colon cancer. “The...
- Oct 7, 20132013 Honor Brings Number of Society Funded Laureates to 47
ATLANTA – October 7, 2013—James E. Rothman, one of three scientists receiving the 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology, is a former American Cancer Society research grantee, bringing the...
- Oct 4, 2013Walking an hour per day associated with lower risk
ATLANTA –October 4, 2013—A large new American Cancer Society study adds to increasing evidence that physical activity reduces the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Researchers say...