Press Releases
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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...