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Apr 15, 2015National Minority Health Month is an Opportunity to Join the American Cancer Society in Helping to Save Lives from Cancer
(April 15, 2015) – April is National Minority Health Month, and it provides an opportunity to highlight disparities in care while continuing to push for progress toward health equity among...
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Apr 6, 2015Hawkeyes Coach Recognized for Work to Support American Cancer Society
INDIANAPOLIS (April 5, 2015) – University of Iowa’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery was honored with the Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award, presented Sunday, April 5 during Final Four Weekend...
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Apr 2, 2015Nation’s largest non-government, not-for-profit cancer research funder awards 100 grants totaling more than $45.6 million in first of two cycles for 2015
April 2, 2015– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded 100 national research and training...
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Apr 2, 2015
The American Cancer Society today announced that Gary M. Reedy has been selected by the Society's Board of Directors as its next chief executive officer, effective April 27, 2015. Reedy replaces...
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Apr 1, 2015New edition of report summarizes risk factors, screening for major cancer sites
April 1, 2015– While there has been substantial progress in some cancer control efforts in the past several decades, like reductions in smoking and increased utilization of cancer screening,...
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Mar 19, 2015More than 5.8 Trillion Cigarettes Smoked in 2014 Alone
The Tobacco Atlas, Fifth Edition (“The Atlas”), and its companion mobile app and website TobaccoAtlas.org, were unveiled today by the American Cancer Society and World Lung Foundation at the...
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Mar 19, 2015
John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., CEO of the American Cancer Society, on the initiative by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a global fund to fight tobacco "The...
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Mar 16, 2015Eight Leaders to Receive Distinguished 2015 Luther L. Terry Awards
ATLANTA – March 16, 2015 – The American Cancer Society announces the recipients of the 2015 Luther L. Terry Awards for Exemplary Leadership in Tobacco Control. The Luther L. Terry Award...
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Mar 12, 2015Study Shows Potential Impact of Initiative
ATLANTA – March 12, 2015–Increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates to 80% by 2018 would prevent an additional 21,000 colorectal cancer deaths per year by 2030, according to a new...
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Mar 2, 2015Older patients, Minorities Less Likely to Receive Adjuvant Systemic Therapy
ATLANTA – March 2, 2015–A new American Cancer Society study finds that the use of adjuvant systemic therapy for localized gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs ) has significantly increased...
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Feb 11, 2015
ATLANTA – February 11, 2015– A new study suggests that current estimates significantly underestimate the number of Americans who die from cigarette smoking. The Surgeon General estimates that...
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Feb 4, 2015Finding part of broad new report released on World Cancer Day
ATLANTA – February 4, 2015–A new analysis led by researchers at the American Cancer Society in collaboration with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) finds lung cancer has...
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Feb 3, 2015American Cancer Society Study Is One of Largest to Date on Smoking and Colorectal Cancer
ATLANTA –Feb 2, 2015– Colorectal cancer survivors who smoke cigarettes were at more than twice the risk of death than non-smoking survivors, adding to existing evidence that cigarette smoking...
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Dec 30, 2014American Cancer Society’s Annual Cancer Statistics Report Estimates New Cases, Deaths for 2015
Dec.30. 2014–The American Cancer Society’s annual cancer statistics report finds that a 22% drop in cancer mortality over two decades led to the avoidance of more than 1.5 million cancer...
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Dec 9, 2014
ATLANTA – December 9, 2014– A new American Cancer Society study finds that despite significant drops in smoking rates, cigarettes continue to cause about three in ten cancer deaths in the...
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Dec 4, 2014New tool released in partnership with the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the Union for International Cancer Control
With the number of global cancer cases expected to increase by more than 50 percent by 2030, researchers around the globe have collaborated to create a new tool for global leaders to determine...
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Nov 19, 2014American Cancer Society Offers Tips to Quit During the Great American Smokeout November 20
ATLANTA – November 19, 2014 — Smoking is one of the rare things in life when it’s OK to be a quitter. The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout takes place on the third Thursday of...
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Nov 13, 2014Former Health and Human Services Official Will Lead Prevention and Early Detection Programs
The American Cancer Society announced today that Rosemarie "Rosie" Henson, senior advisor to the assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will join...
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Nov 10, 2014
ATLANTA – November 10, 2014 –Half of all premature deaths from colorectal cancer (described as deaths in people ages 25 to 64) in the United States are linked to ethnic, socioeconomic, and...
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Oct 30, 2014
Durham, N.C. – October 22, 2014— James A. Tulsky, M.D., chief of Duke Palliative Care and professor of Medicine and Nursing at Duke University, has been named the 2014 recipient of the...
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Oct 9, 2014Nation’s largest non-government, not-for-profit cancer research funder awards 83 grants totaling $44 million in second of two cycles for 2014
The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded 83 national research and training grants totaling $44...
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Oct 8, 2014Study is largest to date to investigate issue
ATLANTA – October 8, 2014 – A study from American Cancer Society researchers finds the increased risk of premature death associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) is similar for African...
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Oct 3, 2014Lee National Denim Day® Urges People Nationwide to Wear Jeans Today And Donate $5 to Fund The American Cancer Society's Breast Cancer Research And Support Services
Lee® Jeans encourages people to celebrate Lee National Denim Day today by putting on their jeans and donating $5 to the American Cancer Society's fight against breast cancer. Lee National Denim...
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Sep 23, 2014
ATLANTA – September 23, 2014 –A new American Cancer Society study suggests that participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), previously known as the food stamp...
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Sep 18, 2014Recipients Scheduled to Be Announced in Spring 2015
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is now accepting submissions of ideas for the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C)-American Cancer Society Lung Cancer Translational Research Dream Team...
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Sep 3, 2014Statement from John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., CEO of the American Cancer Society on CVS Health’s Newly Tobacco-free Stores
Below is a statement from John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., CEO of the American Cancer Society on CVS Health’s Newly Tobacco-free Stores: "When CVS Health announced its plans earlier this year to halt the...
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Aug 27, 2014
August 27, 2014—Three locations will each receive $100,000 in funding to launch pilot programs to improve colorectal cancer screening rates and follow-up care for patients served by community...
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Aug 7, 2014On days when eating at a restaurant, adults consumed about 200 additional total daily calories
ATLANTA – August 7, 2014 –For adults, eating at both fast-food and full-service restaurants is associated with significant increases in the intake of calories, sugar, saturated fat, and...
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Aug 6, 2014Nearly one in ten cancer survivors reports smoking
ATLANTA – August 6, 2014 –Nearly one in ten cancer survivors reports smoking many years after a diagnosis, according to a new study by American Cancer Society researchers. Further, among ten...
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Jul 14, 2014
ATLANTA – July 14, 2014 –Physical fitness may buffer some of the adverse health effects of too much sitting, according to a new study by researchers from the American Cancer Society, The...
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Jul 8, 2014Lee National Denim Day® has raised millions for breast cancer programs and research, and three ambassadors will help lead this year's campaign
Three courageous breast cancer survivors are Lee Jeans' 2014 Lee National Denim Day ambassadors, leading a campaign to raise millions of dollars to fight breast cancer. The three women will join...
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Jun 18, 2014Companies Honored for Philanthropy and Corporate Efforts to Reduce Employee Cancer Risk
Today the American Cancer Society recognizes several companies for their generous contributions to the Society's fight against cancer, their efforts to reduce employee cancer risk, and the annual...
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Jun 10, 2014Recommendations to Support Primary Care of Estimated 2.8 Million Men with History of Prostate Cancer in the U.S.
ATLANTA – June 10, 2014 –New American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care guidelines released today outline posttreatment clinical follow-up care for the myriad of long-term and...
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Jun 1, 2014Growing, Aging Population & Increased Survival Driving Trend
ATLANTA – June 1, 2014 – The number of cancer survivors in the United States, currently estimated to be 14.5 million, will grow to almost 19 million by 2024, according to an updated report by...
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May 22, 2014
ATLANTA May 22, 2014—A new review summarizes what is known about economic factors tied to the obesity epidemic in the United States and concludes many common beliefs are wrong. The review,...
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May 16, 2014Dropping Rates in Young Women in Many Regions Reflects Successful Tobacco Control
ATLANTA – May 16, 2014—The only recent comprehensive analysis of lung cancer rates for women around the world finds lung cancer rates are dropping in young women in many regions of the globe,...
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May 12, 2014
ATLANTA – May 12, 2014—An analysis of a large nationwide dataset finds that regardless of their socioeconomic status, black women were nearly twice as likely as white women to be diagnosed...
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May 5, 2014
ATLANTA (May 5, 2014) – The American Cancer Society today announced that The Weather Channel® will be a national partner supporting the Society’s Relay For Life community fundraising events....
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Apr 18, 2014
Below is a letter to the editor from Chief Executive Officer John R. Seffrin published in the New York Times in reply to an opinion piece by Peter B. Bach questioning the Society's work with...
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Apr 16, 2014Large, Prospective Study May Clarify Association between Obesity and Breast Cancer
ATLANTA – April 16, 2014— A study of predominantly white women finds a larger waist circumference is associated with higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, but not beyond its...
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Apr 11, 2014February 5 Statement 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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Apr 1, 2014Grants will fund investigators at 68 institutions across the United States
ATLANTA—April 1, 2014– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded $42.9 million in national...
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Mar 25, 2014Livenation.com and Ticketmaster.com Give Fans Opportunity to Help Fight Cancer through April 13, 2014
LOS ANGELES – March 25, 2014 – Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) and the American Cancer Society announced today a collaboration to raise awareness of cancer issues and critically needed...
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Mar 24, 2014
ATLANTA (March 24, 2014) – The American Cancer Society announced a commitment today to hire 200 veterans and military spouses in 2014 as part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s...
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Mar 17, 2014Growing Use of Colonoscopy Credited for Drop
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 17, 2014–Colon cancer incidence rates have dropped 30 percent in the U.S. in the last 10 years among adults 50 and older, primarily due to the widespread uptake of...
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Mar 17, 2014New American Cancer Society Data Show that Investing in Colorectal Cancer Screening Pays Off
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 17, 2014) -- Dozens of groups dedicated to eliminating colorectal cancer as a major public health problem joined together at the National Press Club to hear new data...
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Feb 24, 2014Study Shows Way Forward for Age Group that has Benefited Least from Cancer Progress
ATLANTA – February 24, 2014 – A new American Cancer Society study shows that uninsured adolescents and young adults were far more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage cancer, which is more...
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Feb 14, 2014Study Finds Improvements in Survival Largely Reflect Gains among Non-Elderly Whites and Asians
ATLANTA – February 14, 2014—While new and better treatments have improved the odds of survival for patients diagnosed late stage colorectal cancer, that progress has been largely confined to...
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Feb 13, 2014
ATLANTA (February 13, 2014) – The American Cancer Society will be able to provide more individuals in underserved communities with access to life-saving cancer screenings and community-based...
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Feb 10, 201440-Year Society Volunteer Pamela Meyerhoffer Will Lead Board As Chair
ATLANTA – (February 10, 2014) – The American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization, has announced the addition of five new officers to its 2014 national...