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Aug 1, 2011Succeeds Dr. Raphael E. Pollock
ATLANTA –August 1, 2011–Fadlo Khuri, M.D. has been selected as the new Editor-in-Chief for Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Dr. Khuri will begin his term on...
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Jul 25, 2011
The American Cancer Society is the recipient of a two-million dollar grant from The Walmart Foundation to set up community health advisors in select underserved communities. The grant will provide...
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Jul 11, 2011Virtual Online Event Reaches $1 Million Fundraising Milestone in Furthering the Quest for a World with Less Cancer and More Birthdays
ATLANTA – July 11, 2011 – The seventh annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life® of Second Life will take place July 16-17, 2011, as avatars – three-dimensional, graphic visualizations...
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Jul 7, 2011Decrease in mortality rates correlated strongly with uptake of screening
ATLANTA – July 7, 2011 – Progress in reducing colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality rates varies significantly across states, with rates in the Northeast showing the most progress and those in the...
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Jul 5, 2011
ATLANTA – July 5, 2011 – A new study finds high folate intake is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, a finding consistent with the findings of most previous epidemiologic...
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Jun 23, 2011American Cancer Society launches user-generated Web platform to engage everyday artists and musicians in its global movement to end cancer
ATLANTA — June 23, 2011 — The American Cancer Society (ACS), the official sponsor of birthdays, today announced the launch of the Create More Birthdays Contest & Sweepstakes in search of new...
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Jun 21, 2011
The American Cancer Society and the National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) are awarding $2 million in research grants to researchers at 12 institutions for studies aimed at reducing...
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Jun 17, 2011Annual Report Finds Not All Segments of the Population Have Benefitted Equally
ATLANTA – June 17, 2011 – A steady reduction in overall cancer death rates translates to the avoidance of about 898,000 deaths from cancer between 1990 and 2007, according to the latest...
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Jun 9, 20112011 Corporate Impact Awards Series Cites Corporate Commitment to Employee Health, Employee Giving, Community Engagement
ATLANTA – June 9, 2011 – The American Cancer Society’s nationwide Corporate Impact Awards Series will, on Friday, honor five companies and a chief executive officer during the Society’s...
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Jun 2, 2011Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Invitational, Presented by Under Armour, Set for 2012 PGA Championship VenueAnnual National Event at Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s The Ocean Course Unites Coaches in Support of the American Cancer Society and its Vision of a World with More Birthdays
ATLANTA – June 2, 2011 – The American Cancer Society will host its 12th annual Coaches vs. Cancer® Golf Invitational, Presented by Under Armour®, Sunday and Monday, June 12-13, at the...
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May 31, 2011
Below are comments from Otis W. Brawley, M.D., American Cancer Society chief medical officer, in response to the the WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classification of...
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May 31, 2011June Forum in Minneapolis to Address Cancer’s Economic Impact on the Workforce, Drive to Create a World with More Birthdays
ATLANTA – May 31, 2011 – The American Cancer Society will host its national Corporate Impact Conference, June 9-10, in Minneapolis, Minn., to address strategies targeting the reduction of...
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May 23, 2011Researchers Say Too Early to Justify Use to Reduce Risk, but Could Provide Biological Clues
ATLANTA – May 23, 2011 – A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds use of 30 tablets a month or more of acetaminophen for five or more years was associated with an estimated...
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May 19, 2011American Cancer Society Researchers Say Coordinated Efforts Needed to Close Gaps in Preventive Behavior
ATLANTA – May 19, 2011 – A new report from the American Cancer Society details cancer control efforts and outlines improvements as well as gaps in preventive behavior that contribute to cancer...
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Apr 28, 2011
April 28, 2011 The President's Panel on Cancer has released a report on health disparities that points to an urgent need to expand research and improve understanding of the factors that influence...
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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,”
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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...
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Jan 13, 2011Basketball Coaches from Coast to Coast Address the Importance of Exercising and Eating Right in the Fight against Cancer
ATLANTA – Jan. 13, 2011 – During Coaches vs. Cancer® Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend, Jan. 28-30, basketball coaches nationwide will wear sneakers with their suits to demonstrate their...
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Dec 16, 2010Response from Dr. Len Lichtenfeld
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun the process to remove an indication for the use of bevacizumab (Avastin®) in metastatic breast cancer. The drug had received accelerated approval...
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Dec 7, 2010Otis Brawley, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
Below is a comment from Otis W. Brawley, M.D., on the death from cancer of Elizabeth Edwards. "The courage, grace, and dignity that Mrs. Edwards has shown us as she faced her cancer journey is...
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Nov 29, 2010Redesigned site features breakthrough group e-card technology, celebrity entertainer phone calls, great gifts, and birthday scheduling tools – all to help fight cancer
ATLANTA – November 29, 2010 – The American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, today announced exciting new details of its recently redesigned morebirthdays.com website – the...
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Nov 18, 2010Technology has clear potential to create more birthdays. Still, study must not be over interpreted
Below is a statement from American Cancer Society Chief Medical Officer Otis W. Brawley, M.D., regarding the National Lung Screening Trial. "The announcement that a well designed prospective...
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Nov 10, 2010Lady Antebellum, Big Kenny and LoCash Cowboys join Keith Urban and other leading musicians and artists to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays
ATLANTA – November 10, 2010 – The American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, today announced that the band Lady Antebellum, along with country musicians Big Kenny and LoCash...
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Nov 9, 2010American Cancer Society marks 35th Great American Smokeout
ATLANTA – November 9, 2010 – In preparation for the Great American Smokeout on Thursday, November 18, the American Cancer Society encourages smokers to put their health first by making a...
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Nov 5, 2010Nation’s Largest Voluntary Health Organization Elects Breast and Cervical Cancer Expert Edward E. Partridge, M.D. and Banking Industry Expert Stephen L. Swanson To Lead National Volunteer Board of Directors
ATLANTA—November 5, 2010— The American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization, elected 11 new officers to its volunteer 2010-2011 National Board of Directors...
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Nov 5, 2010Society’s Medal of Honor to be Awarded on November 5
ATLANTA— November 5, 2010— The American Cancer Society – the nation’s leading voluntary health organization and largest non-governmental investor in cancer research – will present its...
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Nov 4, 2010Awards Honor Accomplishments in Service, Volunteerism, Humanitarianism and Palliative Care
ATLANTA— November 4, 2010— Five Americans whose unique talents and dedication have helped make progress in the fight against cancer today received prestigious awards from the American Cancer...
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Nov 4, 2010Corporate Impact Awards Series Cites Commitment to Employee Health, Employee Giving, Community Engagement
ATLANTA – Nov. 4, 2010 – The American Cancer Society’s nationwide Corporate Impact Awards Series on Friday will honor 22 companies and a chief executive officer during the Society’s 97th...
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Oct 19, 2010Rare and deadly form of breast cancer often goes unrecognized by clinicians and patients alike
ATLANTA—October 19, 2010—A rare and deadly form of breast cancer that often goes unrecognized by clinicians and patients alike is the focus of a new report from leading researchers....
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Oct 19, 2010
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is asking federal and state candidates to go on the record with their positions on cancer issues. ACS CAN, the nonpartisan advocacy...
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Oct 6, 2010Largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded 94 grants totaling $46.6 million in first of two grants cycles for 2011
ATLANTA—October 6, 2010 – The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded 94 national research and...
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Sep 14, 2010Finding Likely Reflects Lower Access to Medical Care
ATLANTA – September 14, 2010 – A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds insurance status is strongly associated with disease severity among prostate cancer patients. The...