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  • Jan 7, 2013
    Special feature highlights trends in HPV-associated cancers and HPV vaccination coverage levels

    The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2009 shows that overall cancer death rates continued to decline in the United States among both men and women, among all major...

  • Oct 12, 2012
    Direct Cancer Experience Improves Selection Process

    ATLANTA – October 12, 2012—Eighteen individuals with a strong personal interest in cancer have been chosen to participate in the American Cancer Society’s research grants peer review process...

  • Sep 17, 2012
    Tailored Interventions to Increase Access Is Key to Reducing Cancer Burden

    ATLANTA-September 17, 2012-A new report from American Cancer Society researchers finds that despite declining death rates, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death among...

  • Aug 10, 2012

    ATLANTA – August 10, 2012–A large new observational study finds more evidence of an association between daily aspirin use and modestly lower cancer mortality, but suggests any reduction may be...

  • Jul 19, 2012
    Second Only to Age as Predictor of Late Stage Diagnosis

    ATLANTA –July 19, 2012—A large national sample of women diagnosed with cervical cancer between 2000 and 2007 finds lack of insurance was second only to age as the strongest predictor of late...


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