Press Releases

Atlanta 2007/12/10 -A new study finds significant underuse of colorectal cancer screening procedures among Medicare beneficiaries. The study, published in the January 15, 2008 issue of CANCER, a...

Atlanta 2007/12/03 -An American Cancer Society study finds breast cancer patients who lack insurance, who come from areas with lower education levels, who are African American, or who are older...

Atlanta 2007/11/26 -Prostate cancer patients often receive treatment that is contraindicated by pre-existing conditions, like urinary or bowel dysfunction, according to a new study. Dr. James...

Atlanta 2007/11/26 -A new study finds significant racial differences in the risk of pain related to metastatic breast cancer. An analysis by Dr. Liana Castel of the University of North Carolina at...

Atlanta 2007/11/13 -The American Cancer Society will celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Great American Smokeout on Thursday, November 15. With exactly half of the United States now protected by...

The American Cancer Society is looking for individuals with or without formal science training who have a strong personal interest in the battle against cancer to serve on peer review committees...

Atlanta 2007/11/12 -A newly launched Internet search engine from the American Cancer Society, www.SearchToFight.org, will enable consumers to help raise money to fight cancer when they are...

Atlanta 2007/11/12 -Men who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with prostate cancer are at greater risk of death after treatment, according to a new study in the December 15, 2007 issue of...

Atlanta 2007/11/12 -Families coping with prostate cancer report improved quality of life from a structured support program integrated into the patient's cancer management, according to a new...

A midpoint assessment of the American Cancer Society's ambitious goal to cut cancer incidence by one-fourth by 2015 finds overall cancer incidence rates were eight percent lower in 2004 than they...