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Aug 6, 2019
Today the American Cancer Society honors volunteers with the 2019 American Cancer Society St. George National Award, given to outstanding community volunteers in recognition of their distinguished...
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Aug 6, 2019
Today the American Cancer Society honors the winners of the 2019 American Cancer Society Volunteer Staff Partnership Award, a national honor in recognition of a volunteer and staff team that has...
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Aug 5, 2019In-store fundraiser is part of CVS Health's three-year, $10 million commitment to helping attack cancer from every angle
The American Cancer Society, the nation's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer, announced today the launch of an in-store fundraising campaign at CVS Pharmacy...
Jul 12, 2019Report says transferring treatment; eliminating out-of-network insurance charges should be consideredLung cancer patients who had a hurricane disaster declared during radiotherapy had worse overall survival than those who completed treatment in normal circumstances, with longer disaster...
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Jul 8, 2019Study adds to evidence other factors driving increase
A new study finds that trends in colonoscopy rates did not fully align with the increase in colorectal cancer (CRC) in younger adults, adding to evidence that the rise in early onset CRC is not...
Jul 3, 2019New analysis identifies which cancers and which states are associated with the greatest costCancer took more than 8.7 million years of life and $94.4 billion in lost earnings among people ages 16 to 84 in the United States in 2015. The calculation comes from a new report by American...
Jun 20, 2019One in six survivors reported pain restricting daily functioningA new report finds about one in three cancer survivors (34.6%) reported having chronic pain, representing nearly 5.4 million cancer survivors in the United States. The report, appearing as a...
Jun 14, 2019Award caps off golf event to benefit the American Cancer Society and St. Baldrick’s FoundationUniversity of North Carolina Men’s Basketball head coach Roy Williams has been awarded the 2019 Circle of Honor Award, a prestigious national honor within the Coaches vs. Cancer® program. The...
Jun 13, 2019Four multidisciplinary teams to be funded to study survivorshipIn a new collaboration, the American Cancer Society and Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance have joined forces to fund multidisciplinary research projects to explore new ways of detecting, treating,...
Jun 13, 2019Study suggests the notion of higher triple-negative breast cancer incidence among black women is not generalizableA new study finds substantial variation in the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer among black women with breast cancer by birthplace in the United States. The prevalence of...