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American Cancer Society Receives $8.5 Million Contribution |
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—The American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization, has received a gift of $8.5 million from a single anonymous donor.
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American Cancer Society, National Medical Association Announce Collaboration to Reduce Cancer Disparities |
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—The American Cancer Society and the National Medical Association today announced a collaboration intended to educate the general public, physicians, and other health professionals about best practices to achieve optimal outcomes in cancer prevention and early detection.
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Report Says Clinicians Should Consider Economic Impact of New Interventions |
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—Cancer clinicians should understand and consider the economic impact of new interventions, which often have substantial costs, according to a report appearing in the July/August issue of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
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Cancer and Tobacco Are Growing Health Concerns in Africa |
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—In an unprecedented meeting between the media, cancer and tobacco control nongovernmental organizations, and the health care sector, African journalists gathered here yesterday to discuss Africa’s growing cancer and tobacco crisis.
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New Understanding of Cancer Care for Seniors, and the Well-Being of Cancer Caregivers |
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—The American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation present the conference Cancer Survivorship Research: Mapping the New Challenges.
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New Study Shows American Cancer Society Program Helps Employers Implement Cost-Effective Chronic Disease Prevention Strategies |
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—Workplace Solutions consulting service helps employers develop strategies for comprehensive chronic disease prevention program.
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Coaches vs. Cancer® Golf Invitational Set for Legendary Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio |
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—The American Cancer Society will host the ninth annual Coaches vs. Cancer® Golf Invitational, Sunday and Monday, June 1-2, at the fabled Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio.
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ACS Statement on Senator Edward Kennedy from Otis W. Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer, American Cancer Society |
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American Cancer Society Honors Exemplary Cancer Caregivers |
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—Eight outstanding cancer care providers from a variety of backgrounds and regions received the 2008 American Cancer Society Lane W. Adams Quality of Life Award, a prestigious national prize for cancer caring.
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New Guidelines for Treatment of Tobacco Dependence Released |
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—The U.S. Public Health Service today released an updated version of the clinical guidelines for treating tobacco dependence. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update contains strategies and recommendations designed to guide doctors and other medical professionals to help smokers quit.
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Study Finds Patients Overestimate Cancer Screening History |
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—A new American Cancer Society study finds female African American patients tend to overestimate their level of cancer screening, indicating that current estimates of screening based on self-reported data may be lower than reported
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American Cancer Society Report Details Cancer Prevention Efforts |
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—An annual report from the American Cancer Society highlights that long-term favorable trends have stalled for several factors that have been responsible for declining cancer death rates in the U.S.
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