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  • Jan 26, 2016
    More than 7500 cancer deaths per day estimated

    January 26, 2016—A new report estimates there were 4.3 million new cancer cases and more than 2.8 million cancer deaths in China in 2015, with lung cancer the most common cancer and the leading...

  • Jan 25, 2016
    Report calls use of prompts “a promising strategy”

    ATLANTA – January 25, 2016– A pilot study finds that using smartphone reminders to prompt people to get moving may help reduce sedentary behavior. The study was supported by the American...

  • Jan 14, 2016
    Variation reflects vast differences in exposure to cancer risk factors

    ATLANTA-January 14, 2016—A new report describes cancer among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs), and reports striking variation in the cancer burden within this...

  • Jan 7, 2016
    More than 1.7 million cancer deaths averted between 1991 and 2012

    January 7, 2016– Steady reductions in smoking combined with advances in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment have resulted in a 23% drop in the cancer death rate since its peak in...

  • Dec 26, 2015
    Study calls for targeted efforts to address excess costs faced by those with a history of cancer

    December 26, 2016—Survivors of cancer pay thousands of dollars in excess medical expenditures every year, with the excess financial burden varying by age and cancer site, according to a new...

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