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Apr 21, 2011Ruth McCorkle to receive 2011 Trish Greene Quality of Life Award
ATLANTA — April 21, 2011—Ruth McCorkle, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N., the first Florence Schorske Wald professor of nursing at the Yale School of Nursing in New Haven, Conn., has been chosen to...
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Apr 21, 2011Providers Recognized for “Warm Hand of Service”
ATLANTA —April 21, 2011—Eleven outstanding cancer care providers from a variety of backgrounds and regions have been chosen to receive the 2011 American Cancer Society Lane W. Adams Quality of...
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Apr 14, 2011
ATLANTA –April 14, 2011– A study of more than 100,000 men and women over 14 years finds nonsmokers who followed recommendations for cancer prevention had a lower risk of death from cancer,...
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Apr 7, 2011National Volunteer Week is April 10 -16
ATLANTA – April 7, 2011 – In celebration of the 38th annual National Volunteer Week (April 10-16), the American Cancer Society recognizes and celebrates the efforts of all of its volunteers...
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Apr 5, 2011Book Includes Reading and Discussion Guide for Parents and Teachers
ATLANTA— April 5, 2011— The topic of hair loss can be tough for anyone facing cancer. It helps to understand why it happens, to know that hair will grow back, and to take steps to make it less...
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Apr 4, 2011
ATLANTA—April 4, 2011– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded 132 national research and...
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Apr 4, 2011Leading entertainers join in effort to call attention to cancer’s disproportionate impact in minority communities
ATLANTA — April 4, 2011 — The American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, today announced that R&B group Boyz II Men is joining the movement for more birthdays during Minority...
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Mar 30, 2011Coaches vs. Cancer’s 2011 Champion Award Recognizes Former Georgia Tech Basketball Coach Paul HewittVeteran Mentor Recognized For His Work in Support of the American Cancer Society and its Vision of a World with Less Cancer and More Birthdays
ATLANTA – March 30, 2011 – Former Georgia Tech basketball coach Paul Hewitt is the recipient of the 2011 Coaches vs. Cancer® Champion Award, presented annually to a college coach who has been...
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Mar 17, 2011Expert Voices to feature Society staff, volunteers, and others
ATLANTA –March 17, 2011– The American Cancer Society is launching a new resource to provide credible insight on cancer topics in easy-to-understand language. The American Cancer Society...
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Mar 17, 2011Grammy-Winning Band Chicago and American Cancer Society Team Up for a Second Year of the Hit Promotion
ATLANTA – March 17, 2011 – Music fans and breast cancer advocates have a second chance at the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sing onstage with the legendary “rock and roll band with horns,”