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WHAT: During the Final Four weekend in Atlanta, NCAA coaches’ wives and families won’t be sitting on the sidelines in the fight against cancer --- they’ll be taking center court through...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – March 22, 2013 – Long-time American Cancer Society volunteer Cathy Hirsch has been appointed president of Reach to Recovery International, an organization that...
ATLANTA – March 4, 2013 – Today the American Cancer Society officially launched its 100th birthday campaign to finish the fight against cancer with new ads featuring award-winning artists Josh...
Results from a new American Cancer Society study support the hypothesis that smoking is associated with increased breast cancer risk for women who initiate smoking before first birth. The study,...
John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., American Cancer Society chief executive officer, responded to the news of the passing of former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. "Dr. Koop was a dear friend and a giant in...
ATLANTA – February 25, 2013 – Ginny Snyder-Ashman of Pennsylvania was diagnosed with stage IIA colon cancer at the age of 51. She went to the doctor complaining of stomach pains and ended up...
ATLANTA-- February 5, 2013 -- The cancer death rate for men declined faster among African Americans than among whites in the latest time period, narrowing the racial disparity in overall cancer...
ATLANTA — January 30, 2013-- The day someone is diagnosed with cancer is a day they begin a journey filled with many new and sometimes puzzling experiences. While medical experts can provide the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
ATLANTA –January 11, 2013—New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say evidence is sufficient to recommend screening high risk patients for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography...
The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2009 shows that overall cancer death rates continued to decline in the United States among both men and women, among all major...
ATLANTA – Dec 10, 2012 – Michael J. Thun, MD, MS, vice president emeritus of the American Cancer Society Surveillance and Epidemiology Research program will retire at the end of 2012. Dr. Thun...
ATLANTA – December 10, 2012—A new American Cancer Society study finds a strong inverse association between caffeinated coffee intake and oral/pharyngeal cancer mortality. The authors say...
ATLANTA— November 26, 2012— Cancer survivors from all walks of life responded to a New York Times request to send in a photo and answer the question, “how is your life different after...
ATLANTA— November 16, 2012— The American Cancer Society – the nation’s leading voluntary health organization and largest non-governmental investor in cancer research – has conferred its...
ATLANTA— November 16, 2012— Four Americans whose exceptional talents and commitment have helped make progress in the fight against cancer today received prestigious awards from the American...
ATLANTA — November 16, 2012— Charles von Gunten, M.D., Ph.D., oncologist and founder of one of the earliest academic hospital palliative care programs at Northwestern University Medical School...
ATLANTA—November 16, 2012— The American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization, installed 11 new officers to its volunteer 2012-2013 Board of Directors during its...
ATLANTA – November 16, 2012 – The American Cancer Society is honoring 19 companies today with the Excellence in Philanthropy award, for their generous support of the Society’s efforts to...
ATLANTA – November 16, 2012 – The American Cancer Society is recognizing several companies today for their exceptional efforts to help create a world with less cancer and more birthdays among...
ATLANTA – November 16, 2012 –The American Cancer Society announces that the 2012 CEO of the Year award will be presented today to Warner Baxter, chairman, president and chief executive officer...
ATLANTA – November 13, 2012 – The American Cancer Society Inc., the nation’s largest voluntary health organization, has named Timothy B. Phillips, ESQ, as its General Counsel and chief legal...
Tobacco Atlas estimates 1 billion people will die worldwide during 21st century if they don't quit smoking ATLANTA, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the official sponsor of birthdays,...
ATLANTA – November 12, 2012 – As the official sponsor of birthdays, the American Cancer Society marks the 37th Great American Smokeout on November 15 by encouraging smokers to use the date to...
BROOKLYN, NY (November 9, 2012) – Ready for college basketball? The American Cancer Society is kicking off the season in a big way—with the 18th Annual Acura Coaches vs. Cancer Classic! This...
ATLANTA— October 30, 2012— The American Cancer Society envisions a world with less cancer and more birthdays, but artist Sally Loughridge, Ph.D., literally takes that vision to heart in her...
Washington, D.C. – October 15, 2012 – A panel of global experts on health and economics warned today that the tobacco industry is having a devastating impact on productivity, trade, and the...
ATLANTA – October 12, 2012—Eighteen individuals with a strong personal interest in cancer have been chosen to participate in the American Cancer Society’s research grants peer review process...
ATLANTA—October 3 , 2012– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded 96 national research and...
ATLANTA – October 1, 2012 –An analysis by the American Cancer Society shows one out of two women diagnosed with breast cancer turns to the Society for help and support. The Society offers 24/7...
Dakar, Senegal – October 1, 2012 –Africa is a major target for tobacco industry sales and marketing according to the American Cancer Society and World Lung Foundation, who released the French...
Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2012 – One year ago today, the United Nations held a High-Level Meeting on non-communicable Diseases. Only the second meeting ever convened by the U.N. on a health...
ATLANTA-September 17, 2012-A new report from American Cancer Society researchers finds that despite declining death rates, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death among...
Today, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, with partner American Cancer Society (ACS) and lead agency Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI), announced the launch of the Patient Empowerment Project...
MONTREAL – August 28, 2012 – The American Cancer Society (ACS), the world’s largest voluntary health organization, announced today that it has committed $2 million towards fighting cancer...
ATLANTA – August 27, 2012 – Gregory P. Bontrager, the American Cancer Society’s chief operating officer, has been elected to the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Board of...
ATLANTA – August 10, 2012–A large new observational study finds more evidence of an association between daily aspirin use and modestly lower cancer mortality, but suggests any reduction may be...
ATLANTA –July 19, 2012—A large national sample of women diagnosed with cervical cancer between 2000 and 2007 finds lack of insurance was second only to age as the strongest predictor of late...
ATLANTA— July 9, 2012—More than half a million children in the United States have a mother or father who has been diagnosed with cancer. A cancer diagnosis and the loss of a parent can be...
ATLANTA –June 25, 2012—A new study comparing lung cancer death rates among women by year of birth shows dramatic differences in trends between states, likely reflecting the success or failure...
More than 400 leading experts in cancer survivorship convened today for a conference, Cancer Survivorship Research: Translating Science to Care, to focus on such current concerns as how obesity...
ATLANTA – June 14, 2012 – The number of Americans with a history of cancer, currently estimated to be 13.7 million, will grow to almost 18 million by 2022, according to a first-ever report by...
ATLANTA – June 11, 2012 – Tony Award-Winning Actress Idina Menzel has teamed up with the American Cancer Society during her national summer concert tour to support cancer awareness. Fans can...
The American Cancer Society, in partnership with Wiley-Blackwell and Wiley Health Learning, has launched a new site for journal-based continuing education (CE) activities for select articles in...
ATLANTA – May 9, 2012– An editorial by Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calls for a...
ATLANTA – May 3, 2012– A new study finds differences in screening account for more than 40 percent of the disparity in colorectal cancer incidence and nearly 20 percent of colorectal cancer...
ATLANTA – April 26, 2012 – New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say for many cancers, maintaining a healthy weight, getting adequate physical activity, and eating a healthy diet can...
ATLANTA — April 25, 2012— David Cella, Ph.D., professor and founding chair of the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, has been...
ATLANTA —April 25, 2012—Eleven outstanding cancer care providers including several oncologists and nurses, a hospice volunteer and a treatment navigator have been chosen to receive the 2012...
ATLANTA – April 19, 2012 –An annual report from the American Cancer Society says much of the suffering and death from cancer could be prevented by more systematic efforts to reduce tobacco...
ATLANTA—April 17, 2012– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded 135 national research and...
ATLANTA – April 12, 2012 – In celebration of the 39th annual National Volunteer Week (April 15-21), the American Cancer Society recognizes and celebrates the efforts of its more than three...
ATLANTA – April 11, 2012 – The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research and training in the United States, has awarded twelve...
ATLANTA—April 10, 2012—A new supplement in the journal Cancer outlines an innovative model to address a wide range of physical issues faced by women with breast cancer and offers hope for...
ATLANTA—April 9, 2012—A new report by American Cancer Society scientists says new data showing aspirin’s potential role in reducing the risk of cancer death bring us considerably closer to...
ATLANTA--March 28, 2012-- Death rates from all cancers combined for men, women, and children continued to decline in the United States between 2004 and 2008, according to the Annual Report to the...
*In 2010, tobacco industry’s profit was equivalent to US$6,000 for each death caused by tobacco. * Since the 1st Tobacco Atlas in 2002, almost 50 million people have died from tobacco. * 43...
ATLANTA – March 15, 2012 – Tobacco control experts from Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, South Africa, and the United Kingdom will be recognized at the 2012 Luther L. Terry Awards for...
ATLANTA – March 14, 2012 –The American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have...
WASHINGTON, DC – March 8, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of the Surgeon General this morning released their 31st tobacco use report, titled...
Atlanta, GA – February 28, 2012 –The American Cancer Society is encouraging everyone to make a point to learn their family history of colon cancer, and reminding men and women 50 and older to...
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...
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)....
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...
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...
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...
ATLANTA – January 4, 2012 – The American Cancer Society’s annual cancer statistics report shows that between 2004 and 2008, overall cancer incidence rates declined by 0.6% per year in men...
ATLANTA – December 22, 2011 – A new study finds that while colorectal cancer mortality rates dropped in the most recent two decades for every stage in both African Americans and whites, the...
ATLANTA –December 13, 2011– The American Cancer Society has revised its guideline formation process to achieve greater transparency, consistency, and rigor in creating guidance about cancer...
Although largely preventable through early detection, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women in developing countries, where more than 85 percent of the estimated...
The Society Joins ABC News, United Nations Foundation's 'Million Moms Challenge' to Raise Awareness of Cervical Cancer Globally ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although largely...
ATLANTA—November 10, 2011— The American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization, elected 11 new officers to its volunteer 2011-2012 National Board of Directors...
ATLANTA – November 10, 2011 – Today the American Cancer Society honored 17 companies for their generous support of the Society’s efforts to save lives and eliminate cancer as a public health...
ATLANTA— November 10, 2011— The American Cancer Society – the nation’s leading voluntary health organization and largest non-governmental investor in cancer research – has conferred its...
ATLANTA— November 10, 2011— Three Americans whose exceptional talents and commitment have helped make progress in the fight against cancer today received prestigious awards from the American...
ATLANTA— November 7, 2011— A person's life changes when they are told they have cancer. Life also changes for that person's spouse, partner, adult child, friend, or other family member who is...
ATLANTA –October 20, 2011—Twenty-two individuals with a strong personal interest in cancer have been chosen to participate in the American Cancer Society’s research grants peer review...
ATLANTA – October 19, 2011 –The American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have...
ATLANTA — October 11, 2011— Judy Lentz, R.N., M.S.N, chief executive officer of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, is the 2011 recipient of the American Cancer Society Pathfinder...
ATLANTA –October 6, 2011– A new study finds liver cancer incidence rates continue to increase in some low-risk parts of the world such as North America, and are decreasing in some of the...
ATLANTA – October 3, 2011 – A new report from the American Cancer Society finds that a slower and later decline in breast cancer death rates among women in poor areas has resulted in a shift...
ATLANTA – October 3, 2011—Two of the three scientists receiving the 2011 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology are former American Cancer Society research grantees, bringing the number of...
ATLANTA – September 15, 2011 –Millions of women worldwide are at greater risk than ever from the threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including cancer, making it an urgent issue for...
ATLANTA — September 7, 2011 — The American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, today announced the Grand Prize Winners of the organization’s highly successful Create More...
ATLANTA – September 7, 2011 – John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society, has been appointed to serve as part of the U.S. Delegation to the first-ever United...
ATLANTA — August 3, 2011 — The American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, today announced the twelve art and music finalists in the Create More Birthdays Contest &...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...