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  • Feb 24, 2012
    Grammy-Winning Band Chicago and American Cancer Society Team Up for Third Year of the Hit Promotion

    ATLANTA – February 24, 2012 – Chicago has teamed up with the American Cancer Society for the third year in a row to give fans a chance to bid to sing with the legendary “rock and roll band...

  • Jan 31, 2012
    Veteran Private Sector Technology Executive Jacob “Jay” Ferro Jr. is the Society’s New CIO

    ATLANTA – January 31, 2012 – The American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization, has hired Jacob “Jay” Ferro Jr. as its Chief Information Officer (CIO)....

  • Jan 16, 2012
    Study Reveals Widening Disparity

    ATLANTA –January 16, 2012– A new study from the American Cancer Society finds recent declines in melanoma mortality rates in non-Hispanic Whites in the U.S. mainly reflect declines in those...

  • Jan 11, 2012
    Proposals 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...

  • Jan 9, 2012
    Healthy 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...