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  • Jan 25, 2013
    Event recognizes the 2013 Suits and Sneakers Corporate Challenge

    Coaches vs. Cancer – a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches – will celebrate the 2013 Suits and Sneakers Corporate...

  • Jan 23, 2013
    Study confirms prediction that “if women smoke like men, they will die like men”

    ATLANTA – January 23, 2013—Female smokers have a much greater risk of death from lung cancer and chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) in recent years than did female smokers 20 or 40 years...

  • Jan 23, 2013
    Coaches Support the American Cancer Society's 100th Anniversary "Finish the Fight" Movement

    From January 25-27, more than 4,000 college and high school basketball coaches across the United States will be making much more than just a fashion statement when they sport tennis shoes with...

  • Jan 22, 2013

    ATLANTA— January 22, 2013— From January 25-27, over 4,000 college and high school basketball coaches across the United States will be making much more than just a fashion statement when they...

  • Jan 17, 2013
    Annual American Cancer Society Report Finds Continued Drops Lead to Milestone

    As of 2009, the overall death rate for cancer in the United States had declined 20 percent from its peak in 1991, translating to the avoidance of approximately 1.2 million deaths from cancer,...