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Feb 5, 2014Statement from John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., CEO of the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society congratulates CVS Caremark on its decision to stop the sale of tobacco products in all of its stores. This move is an important new development in the fight to save...
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Jan 31, 2014
ATLANTA – Jan. 31, 2014–A new report from the American Cancer Society outlines progress made and –more importantly—challenges that remain in fighting childhood cancer. The report estimates...
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Jan 27, 2014• Chevrolet’s Purple Roads initiative helps patients get to treatment • Social media users asked to purple their profiles to support Road to Recovery
DETROIT – Today Chevrolet announced it will donate $1 – up to a total of $1 million – for each Facebook and Twitter user who changes his or her profile to purple, the color of cancer...
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Jan 8, 2014
But Groups Say Work Remains to Further Reduce Number Of Lives Lost to Smoking-Related Cancers ATLANTA, Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the nation marks the 50th anniversary this month...
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Jan 8, 2014Satellite feeds available on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at 1:00 - 1:15 PM EST and 4:00 - 4:15 PM EST
January 11, 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health, the landmark report that linked smoking to lung cancer and heart disease for the first...
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Jan 7, 2014Progress Most Rapid for Middle-Aged African American Men
ATLANTA – Jan. 7, 2014–The annual cancer statistics report from the American Cancer Society finds steady declines in cancer death rates for the past two decades add up to a 20 percent drop in...
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Dec 11, 2013“Identity Problem” As Public, Patients, and Doctors Confuse Palliative Care with End of Life Care
A new review says palliative care’s association with end of life has created an “identity problem” that means the majority of patients facing a serious illness do not benefit from treatment...
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Dec 10, 2013Action Could Help Millions of Americans Exposed to Silica at Work
ATLANTA December 10, 2013—A new review highlights new developments in understanding the health effects of silica, and calls for action to reduce illness and death from silica exposure at work,...
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Dec 9, 2013American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 Enrolls over 300,000 People to Help Finish the Fight against Cancer
Atlanta, GA – December 9, 2013 – One hundred years ago, the American Cancer Society began the fight of a lifetime – the fight against cancer. Now, over 300,000 people from across the country...
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Nov 12, 2013Trends among whites and African Americans go in opposite directions
ATLANTA – November 12, 2013—Pancreatic cancer death rates in whites and blacks have gone in opposite directions over the past several decades in the United States, with the direction reversing...
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Nov 11, 2013
ATLANTA – Nov. 11, 2013 – Without intervention, an alarming rise in tobacco use is on the horizon for Africa over the next century, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society....
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Nov 6, 2013Statement on a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that about 1 in 3 adults aged 50 to 75 have not received any of the recommended screening tests for colorectal cancer
“Colon cancer screening saves lives, but millions of Americans aren’t getting screened. Screening will substantially reduce their risk of suffering and death due to colon cancer. “The...
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Oct 7, 20132013 Honor Brings Number of Society Funded Laureates to 47
ATLANTA – October 7, 2013—James E. Rothman, one of three scientists receiving the 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology, is a former American Cancer Society research grantee, bringing the...
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Oct 4, 2013Walking an hour per day associated with lower risk
ATLANTA –October 4, 2013—A large new American Cancer Society study adds to increasing evidence that physical activity reduces the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Researchers say...
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Oct 1, 2013Rates increasing among African-Americans; reasons unclear
ATLANTA -- Breast cancer incidence rates increased slightly among African American women from 2006 to 2010, bringing those rates closer to the historically higher rates among white women,...
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Sep 17, 2013
Walgreens and its Customers Enable $6.4 Million Gift to Assist with Community-Based Cancer Education and Screening Programs ATLANTA, Sept. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Cancer...
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Sep 4, 2013Sally G. Cowal Brings Health, Government and Nonprofit Experience to New Role
ATLANTA – September 4, 2013 – The American Cancer Society has named Sally G. Cowal, a former U.S. ambassador and U.S. Foreign Service Officer, senior vice president, Global Health. Cowal...
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Aug 13, 2013
ATLANTA – August 13, 2013 –American Cancer Society volunteers in Australia, Canada and South Africa are the recipients of the Society’s first-ever global ‘Spirit of Relay’ awards...
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Jul 31, 2013Philadelphia Physician to Become Senior-Most Staff Leader of the Society’s National and Global Cancer Control Initiatives
ATLANTA – July 31, 2013—Richard C. Wender, M.D., will join the American Cancer Society in a new position created as part of the Society’s work to align resources to focus on the most...
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Jul 17, 2013
ATLANTA – July 17, 2013 – As part of a transformative reorganization effort designed to save even more lives from cancer, the American Cancer Society has added a Chief Revenue and Marketing...
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Jun 27, 2013Chile Has Highest Smoking Rate in Latin America-Women and Girls Face Imminent Health Threat According to 4th Edition of The Tobacco Atlas
Santiago, Chile – June 27, 2013 – Latin American countries are facing an increasing risk from tobacco-related deaths and disease according to the American Cancer Society and World Lung...
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Jun 26, 2013Impact Factor for CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians Hits Unprecedented High
ATLANTA – June 26, 2013– The American Cancer Society flagship journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, has been ranked with the highest impact factor on record for any journal recorded in...
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Jun 12, 2013American Cancer Society Corporate Impact Awards commend employer commitments to cancer control and prevention
DENVER – June 12, 2013 – The American Cancer Society, the nation's largest and most successful voluntary health organization, is recognizing leading U.S. corporate employers for their...
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Jun 12, 2013Annual award recognizes companies’ generous contributions to the Society’s fight against cancer
DENVER – June 12, 2013 – The American Cancer Society is honoring 18 companies with the Excellence in Philanthropy award for their generous support of the Society’s efforts to eliminate...
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Jun 10, 20134th Edition of The Tobacco Atlas Predicts Middle-Eastern Women and Children Face Increasing Risk for Tobacco-related Deaths and Disease
Cairo, Egypt – June 10, 2013 – Middle Eastern countries are a major target for tobacco industry sales and marketing according to the American Cancer Society and World Lung Foundation,...