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Aug 7, 2014On days when eating at a restaurant, adults consumed about 200 additional total daily calories
ATLANTA – August 7, 2014 –For adults, eating at both fast-food and full-service restaurants is associated with significant increases in the intake of calories, sugar, saturated fat, and...
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Aug 6, 2014Nearly one in ten cancer survivors reports smoking
ATLANTA – August 6, 2014 –Nearly one in ten cancer survivors reports smoking many years after a diagnosis, according to a new study by American Cancer Society researchers. Further, among ten...
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Jul 14, 2014
ATLANTA – July 14, 2014 –Physical fitness may buffer some of the adverse health effects of too much sitting, according to a new study by researchers from the American Cancer Society, The...
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Jul 8, 2014Lee National Denim Day® has raised millions for breast cancer programs and research, and three ambassadors will help lead this year's campaign
Three courageous breast cancer survivors are Lee Jeans' 2014 Lee National Denim Day ambassadors, leading a campaign to raise millions of dollars to fight breast cancer. The three women will join...
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Jun 18, 2014Companies Honored for Philanthropy and Corporate Efforts to Reduce Employee Cancer Risk
Today the American Cancer Society recognizes several companies for their generous contributions to the Society's fight against cancer, their efforts to reduce employee cancer risk, and the annual...
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Jun 10, 2014Recommendations to Support Primary Care of Estimated 2.8 Million Men with History of Prostate Cancer in the U.S.
ATLANTA – June 10, 2014 –New American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care guidelines released today outline posttreatment clinical follow-up care for the myriad of long-term and...
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Jun 1, 2014Growing, Aging Population & Increased Survival Driving Trend
ATLANTA – June 1, 2014 – The number of cancer survivors in the United States, currently estimated to be 14.5 million, will grow to almost 19 million by 2024, according to an updated report by...
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May 22, 2014
ATLANTA May 22, 2014—A new review summarizes what is known about economic factors tied to the obesity epidemic in the United States and concludes many common beliefs are wrong. The review,...
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May 16, 2014Dropping Rates in Young Women in Many Regions Reflects Successful Tobacco Control
ATLANTA – May 16, 2014—The only recent comprehensive analysis of lung cancer rates for women around the world finds lung cancer rates are dropping in young women in many regions of the globe,...
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May 12, 2014
ATLANTA – May 12, 2014—An analysis of a large nationwide dataset finds that regardless of their socioeconomic status, black women were nearly twice as likely as white women to be diagnosed...