American Cancer Society

• Reducing your risk of cancer can be done by changing these 17 lifestyle factors

  A new large study by the American Cancer Society says that by changing these habits, 42 per cent of cancer cases can be avoided.

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  Nov 22, 2017
  
• Smoking cigarettes contributes to over 1-in-4 cancer deaths in U.S., study says

  The rate is highest among men in southern states where smoking is more common and tobacco control policies are less strict.

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  Oct 24, 2016
  
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• Dying cancer patients live longer at home than in hospital: study

  A new study shows patients with terminal cancer tend to live longer when they choose to die at home instead of in hospital. But how?

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  Mar 28, 2016
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• Complex issue of when to stop mammograms

  Lost in the arguing over whether women should begin mammograms at age 40 or 50 or somewhere in between is the issue they'll all eventually face: when to stop.

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  Jan 18, 2016
• American Cancer Society says mammograms should be done earlier than in Canada

  American Cancer Society tells women to screen later and less often for breast cancer, new recommendations are closer to Canada's advice.

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  Oct 20, 2015
• Expert panel: Mammograms are most worth it for women 50-69

  A new, international panel of experts has studied the most recent evidence on mammograms to screen for breast cancer and says they do the most good for women in their 50s and 60s.

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  Jun 4, 2015
• Novel U.S. government cancer study will test precision medicine

  The U.S. government is launching a very different kind of cancer study that will assign patients drugs based on what genes drive their tumors rather than the type.

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  Jun 2, 2015
• More cancer successes seen with drugs targeting the immune-system

  For the first time, a major study shows that a drug targeting the body's disease-fighting immune system may improve survival for the most common form of lung cancer.

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  Jun 1, 2015