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LINCOLN – In a reception featuring nearly 100 volunteers from all corners of the Nebraska, the American Cancer Society recognized its volunteer leadership in the first-annual ACS Volunteer Recognition Celebration held last month.
REGION Diana Cahill has been named regional vice president for the American Cancer Society's Southern Tier region. She oversees organization's educational, patient and family service, and fundraising efforts in 10 counties.
Amid the confusion of the new breast cancer guidelines, here are some of the top questions women might want to know.
CALDWELL – The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers and teams for Caldwell’s first-ever Relay For Life to be held in May, 2010 at James Caldwell High School.
ST. LOUIS — With cancer screenings, more is always better. At least that's what people have been told for years — get mammograms, Pap smears, colonoscopies and prostate tests as early and often as possible to catch cancer before it spreads.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force made a landmark recommendation this week — mammographies for women under age 50 are not needed and should be stopped. This recommendation flies directly in the face of American Cancer Society recommendations.
VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - Studies have already revealed that diet and exercise can boost a person's chances of beating cancer. For instance, breast cancer patients who eat a low-fat diet can reduce the risk of their cancer recurring by up to 42 percent, according to one study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. "We already know that exercise and diet can improve cancer survivorship ...
N.C. State play-by-play broadcaster Gary Hahn didn't work Saturday's game because he is recovering from prostate cancer surgery.
Some oppose recommended changes in when woman should start getting screened for breast cancer, but the task force that made the recommendations said its procedure was solid.
(ARA) - Breast cancer is a prolific disease with an estimated 192,370 new cases diagnosed this year in women and 1,910 new cases diagnosed in men, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.
Hundreds of family and friends came out for a fundraising event Saturday night to help support a loved one battling cancer.
By ERIC PERA THE LEDGER Barely two months into 2009, Wendy Blue was blindsided by ovarian cancer, which had spread into her uterus, requiring a hysterectomy.
CBS 8 and Barbara-Lee Edwards are proud to host the San Diego Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day walk.
“There is no way this can be good,’’ the Bedminster resident recalled. “I’m probably not going to make it.” Today, the 46-year-old has been cancer-free for five years, considered the “magic” number for survivors, and is a strong, active cancer awareness advocate.
Talk about hot pink. A strong undercurrent of anger ran beneath the sea of symbolic pink gear gracing thousands of people yesterday, on Day One of San Diego’s annual three-day walk to raise money and hope for breast cancer research.
WAPPINGERS FALLS — The fifth- and sixth-grade students at Randolph School, Route 9D, Wappingers Falls will hold their first Celebration of Life, a fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
When Debbie, my wife, and I met with my doctor, who will also be my surgeon, she patiently and methodically explained the courses of treatment that might be followed to rid me of the cancer I have. I knew, before we even started, that surgery would be the winner. Following that appointment, Deb and I accumulated a small list of unanswered questions that related to the operation, and, last week ...
Danielle Swopes was 41 years old when her first mammogram turned up the result most women fear: Positive for breast cancer. Because the lump that turned out to be a cancerous tumor was discovered early, the Portales city library employee has...
In February the Hospital of Central Connecticut introduced a breast cancer program that focuses on clinical expertise and patient support. Since then between 150 and 175 breast cancer patients have been diagnosed. Though the hospital lacks recovery figures, patient feedback has been positive.
Surgeons at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center now offer a minimally invasive surgical treatment – video-assisted lobectomy – for veterans with early-stage lung cancer.
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