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Aug 27, 2018
ATLANTA – August 27, 2018 – The American Cancer Society recognizes six outstanding individuals with the 2019 Lane Adams Quality of Life Award, a national honor for leadership in serving the...
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Aug 16, 2018
August 16, 2018—A new study suggests that long-term exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) death in adulthood. The study...
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Aug 2, 2018Company provides customers with an in-store opportunity to honor and support family and friends affected by cancer
WOONSOCKET, R.I., August 2, 2018 – CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced a pledge to contribute a minimum of $10 million to the American Cancer Society through in-store fundraising over the...
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Jul 31, 2018
Throughout the month of August, supporters of the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer who register and raise $25 online will receive their choice of a pink YOUnited™...
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Jul 30, 2018
ATLANTA – July 30, 2018 – American Cancer Society win honor two volunteers with the 2019 Volunteer Leadership Award, a national honor presented in recognition of distinguished service and...
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Jul 18, 2018ACS seeks individuals with a strong personal interest in cancer research
The American Cancer Society is seeking individuals with a strong personal interest in cancer to participate in its research grants peer review process. “Stakeholders” have been an important...
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Jul 12, 2018Grant funding is supported by the NFL's Crucial Catch campaign
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and National Football League (NFL) have awarded $3.2 million in grant funding to 32 health systems to address disparities in breast cancer mortality that exist...
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Jul 10, 2018Eliminating socioeconomic disparity could prevent one in four cancer deaths in the United States
The American Cancer Society is outlining its vision for cancer control in the decades ahead in a series of articles that begins publishing today. The series of articles forms the basis of a...
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Jul 7, 2018Statement from Gary Reedy, CEO, American Cancer Society
Today, the American Cancer Society and the cancer world lost a true hero, Pat Flynn, a volunteer who worked tirelessly to change the face of cancer forever. Her life’s legacy includes 3...
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Jun 29, 2018Association independent of moderate-vigorous physical activity levels
A new American Cancer Society study links prolonged sitting time with a higher risk of death from all causes, including 14 of 22 measured causes of death and 8 of the 10 most common causes of...