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Apr 13, 2016Study Indicates Socioeconomic Factors May Explain Lack of UseApril 13, 2016–While use of the standard therapy leading to the best outcome against locally advanced rectal cancer has increased over the past decade, only half of patients currently receive...
- Apr 1, 2016Nation’s largest non-government, not-for-profit cancer research funder awards 103 grants totaling nearly $44 million in first of two cycles for 2016
ATLANTA – April 1, 2016– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for 103 research...
- Mar 28, 2016First Study to Compare Costs of Cigarettes to E-cigarettes
ATLANTA – March 28, 2016–Combustible tobacco cigarettes cost less to purchase than equivalent amounts of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in 44 of 45 countries sampled around the world,...
- Mar 24, 2016$1.58 Million Grant Supports Patient Navigation Program, Empowering Patients and Caregivers with Information and Support
March 24, 2016 – The Merck Foundation (the Foundation) and the American Cancer Society announced today that the Foundation provided a grant of $1.58 million over four years to the Society to...
- Feb 22, 2016Report finds progress overall, but disparities persist for two leading cancers
February 22, 2016– A new report outlines substantial progress in reducing the mortality gap between blacks and whites for some cancers, while the gap has widened or remained level for two...