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Jan 27, 2016Cancer Centers issue consensus statement urging actionToday, National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Centers across the country issued a consensus statement urging action to increase vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV). The American...
- Jan 25, 2016Report 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 7, 2016More 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 11, 2015
December 11, 2015– A new report calls attention to cancer in people with mental illness, suggesting that healthcare system and societal factors are just as critical as individual lifestyle...
- Nov 3, 2015Standing one-quarter of the time linked to 32% reduced likelihood of obesity
November 3, 2015–Standing for at least one-quarter of the day has been linked to lower odds of obesity in a new study led by the American Cancer Society in collaboration with The Cooper...
- Oct 1, 2015Editorial says prevention efforts important part of health care planning
October 1, 2015–The rising cost of treating and caring for a growing number of cancer patients threatens economic development in low and middle income countries (LMICs), making prevention a key...
- Sep 16, 2015
While cancer is the second leading cause of death overall in the United States, it remains the leading cause of death among U.S. Hispanics. The finding comes from “Cancer Statistics for...
- Aug 10, 2015Study provides basis for targeted cancer control efforts
August 10, 2015– Cancer death rates vary nearly two-fold when mapped by U.S. congressional district, with rates generally lowest in Mountain states and highest in Appalachia and areas of the...
- Aug 3, 2015Largest Study to Date Reassuring for Millions of Americans Who Struggle to Lose Weight
The first comprehensive study of its kind finds weight cycling, repeated cycles of intentional weight loss followed by regain, was not associated with overall risk of cancer in men or women. The...
- Jul 21, 2015Computer Model Shows Incidence, Mortality Would Drop Steeply
July 21, 2015–If Louisiana, which has some of the highest colon cancer incidence and mortality rates in the nation, had the same risk factors, screening uptake, and survival rates as New Jersey,...