Press Releases
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Feb 18, 2009New Cancer Report Details Progress and Challenges
Atlanta 2009/02/18 -While death rates from cancer continue to drop among African Americans, the group continues to be diagnosed at more advanced stages and have lower survival rates at each stage...
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Feb 5, 2009Below is a statement from Otis W. Brawley, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society, that is being shared with nationwide media on the news that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery to treat pancreatic cancer.
Atlanta 2009/02/05 -"Justice Ginsburg's success in beating back a diagnosis of colon cancer nearly ten years ago has inspired and given hope to many in the cancer fight. This new diagnosis is...
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Feb 5, 2009Tour will Educate Young Adults on the Dangers of Tobacco Use
Atlanta 2009/02/05 -The American Cancer Society is taking a unique approach to engaging college students in a dialogue about tobacco use by collaborating with international recording artist and...
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Feb 2, 2009
Atlanta 2009/02/02 -A new study makes important new findings on the role of hormone use on the risk of breast cancer, confirming that the use of estrogen plus progesterone increases the risk of...
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Jan 16, 2009Basketball Coaches Nationwide Address the Importance of Exercising and Eating Right in the Fight against Cancer
Atlanta 2009/01/16 -Coaches vs. Cancer “Suits and Sneakers Awareness Weekend,” a collaborative initiative of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the American Cancer...
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Jan 14, 2009Focus on exercising safely during and after the disease
Atlanta 2009/01/14 -A new cancer specialty certification has been launched to train health and fitness professionals earn additional qualifications to work with people with a history of cancer,...
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Jan 5, 2009
Atlanta 2009/01/05 -A new epidemiological study has found that among women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy, obese women are at an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer...
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Dec 22, 2008
Atlanta 2008/12/22 -Individuals with particular variants of certain genes involved in metabolizing the most potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung...
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Dec 22, 2008
Atlanta 2008/12/22 -A new study finds that hospice services—care that is provided by physicians, visiting nurses, chaplains, home health aides, social workers and counselors—have restrictions...
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Dec 17, 2008Series to provide helpful tips for everyone to reduce their risk of cancer
Atlanta 2008/12/17 -The American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization, today announced the launch of a podcast series, “Powerful Choices,” intended to provide...