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Mar 8, 2011Movement gains momentum as A-list entertainers continue to join the American Cancer Society’s fight to save lives
ATLANTA – March 8, 2011 – The American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, today announced that Celine Dion, along with singers Kylie Minogue and Ricky Martin are the latest to...
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Mar 1, 2011
ATLANTA –March 1, 2011 – A new report from the American Cancer Society says a large proportion of the 141,000 cases and 49,000 deaths from colorectal cancer expected in the United States this...
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Feb 28, 2011Change after drop in hormone use did not continue through 2007
ATLANTA –February 28, 2011– A sharp decline in breast cancer incidence rates among non-Hispanic white women in the U.S. after a dramatic drop in the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy did...
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Feb 23, 2011Blind Community Leaders Praise ACS Initiative; Alternative Format Pilot Program Also Underway
ATLANTA— February 23, 2011—The American Cancer Society (ACS), in collaboration with the American Council of the Blind (ACB), has taken affirmative steps to make its newly redesigned cancer.org...
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Feb 22, 2011Presidential Citation Award from American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine recognizes efforts in quality of life areas
ATLANTA –February 19, 2011– The American Cancer Society has been selected to receive a Presidential Citation Award from American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) recognizing...
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Feb 4, 2011American Cancer Society Report Released on World Cancer Day
ATLANTA, February 4, 2011—A new American Cancer Society report says cancers associated with lifestyles and behaviors related to economic development, including lung, breast, and colorectal...
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Feb 1, 2011New American Cancer Society Report Details Progress and Challenges
ATLANTA– February 1, 2011 – While the overall death rate for cancer continues to drop among African Americans, the group continues to have higher death rates and shorter survival of any racial...
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Jan 31, 2011From Marji McCullough, Sc.D., R.D., strategic director of nutritional epidemiology at the American Cancer Society
"The updated USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 include recommendations for a healthy diet and physical activity, both important behaviors in reducing cancer risk. According to the...
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Jan 27, 2011Group Will Advise National Prevention Council on First-Ever National Strategy to Build a Healthier Population
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 27, 2011 – The White House has announced its intention to appoint John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society and its advocacy...
Jan 24, 2011Former CNN Reporter and private sector Media Strategist Judy Fortin joins the professional staff of the nation’s largest voluntary health organizationATLANTA – January 24, 2011 – Award-winning former CNN medical correspondent and longtime Headline News anchor Judy Fortin has joined the American Cancer Society as national director of media...