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Jan 11, 2012Proposals for Community Action Accompany Each Major Recommendation
ATLANTA –January 11, 2012– Updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of creating social and physical...
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Jan 9, 2012Healthy eating, staying active a slam-dunk for basketball coaches in the fight against cancer
ATLANTA, Jan. 9, 2012 - Nearly 4000 head and assistant basketball coaches across the U.S. are expected to swap their loafers for sneakers during the 9th annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers...
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Jan 4, 2012More Than a Million Deaths Avoided since Rates began to Drop
ATLANTA – January 4, 2012 – The American Cancer Society’s annual cancer statistics report shows that between 2004 and 2008, overall cancer incidence rates declined by 0.6% per year in men...
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Dec 22, 2011American Cancer Society Study Finds Colorectal Cancer Mortality Dropping Slower in African AmericansFor distant stage, decreases were 32.6 percent versus 4.6 percent
ATLANTA – December 22, 2011 – A new study finds that while colorectal cancer mortality rates dropped in the most recent two decades for every stage in both African Americans and whites, the...
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Dec 13, 2011New Effort Prioritizes Transparency, Consistency, and Rigor
ATLANTA –December 13, 2011– The American Cancer Society has revised its guideline formation process to achieve greater transparency, consistency, and rigor in creating guidance about cancer...
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Dec 5, 2011The Society Joins ABC News, United Nations Foundation's 'Million Moms Challenge' to Raise Awareness of Cervical Cancer Globally
Although largely preventable through early detection, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women in developing countries, where more than 85 percent of the estimated...
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Dec 5, 2011
The Society Joins ABC News, United Nations Foundation's 'Million Moms Challenge' to Raise Awareness of Cervical Cancer Globally ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although largely...
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Nov 10, 2011Public Education Leader Cynthia M. LeBlanc, Ed.D Becomes Board Chair During Annual Leadership Change; Breast Cancer Expert W. Phil Evans, M.D., F.A.C.R., Assumes Role of President
ATLANTA—November 10, 2011— The American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization, elected 11 new officers to its volunteer 2011-2012 National Board of Directors...
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Nov 10, 20112011 Awards Series Cites Corporate Commitment to Employee Health, Employee Giving, and Community Engagement
ATLANTA – November 10, 2011 – Today the American Cancer Society honored 17 companies for their generous support of the Society’s efforts to save lives and eliminate cancer as a public health...
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Nov 10, 2011Society’s Medal of Honor Awarded to Four Scientists, One Family Foundation
ATLANTA— November 10, 2011— The American Cancer Society – the nation’s leading voluntary health organization and largest non-governmental investor in cancer research – has conferred its...