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WASHINGTON, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, we are recognizing the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the 1971 National Cancer Act and the significant improvement in overall cancer survival rates from 50 percent to 68 percent. However, not all Americans have reason to celebrate. Pancreatic cancer patients generally receive the same diagnosis today that they received in 1971. In fact, it remains the only cancer tracked by the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer...
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With minorities expected to become the collective majority in the US by 2050, a report released today by the President's Cancer Panel identifies an urgent need to expand research and improve understanding of the factors that influence cancer risk and outcomes among diverse populations. The Panel's report, America's Demographic and Cultural Transformation: Implications for Cancer, states that knowledge of cancer risk, incidence, progression, and...
To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/canadian-cancer-society/when-cancer-strikes-the-most-vulnerable TORONTO, April 27 /PRNewswire/ - A new Canadian Cancer Society-funded study will investigate the genetic puzzle of a devastating nervous system cancer that strikes infants, and identify potential new treatments for the disease. The study is one of 52 new research projects worth more than $21 million announced today by the Society. The projects...
According to a study released Wednesday, over the next 10 years the cost of treating cancer in the U.S. is expected to leap 27 percent, in part because of the growing population of elderly Americans. The study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute said that the changes are anticipated even though cancer has been on the decline because of earlier diagnoses and improved survival rates among cancer patients. The research by the government's National Institutes of Health said that...
Although there have been achievements in the battle against cancer, including a decrease in the rate of death and new diagnoses, cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., with a need for continued improvement in the areas of prevention, detection and treatment, according to a commentary in the March 17 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on cancer.Susan M. Gapstur, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the American Cancer Society, Atlanta, presented the commentary at a JAMA media briefing.It has...
For those under age 75, drop in cancer death rate between 1970-2006 resulted in about 2.0 million years of potential life gainedA new American Cancer Society study finds progress in reducing cancer death rates is evident whether measured against baseline rates in 1970 or in 1990. The study appears in the open access journal PLos ONE, and finds a downturn in cancer death rates since 1990 results mostly from reductions in tobacco use, increased screening allowing early detection of several...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts a symposium exploring the future of cancer research on Feb. 17th at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). Sponsored by the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers, the two-part symposium, "Fighting a Smarter War Against Cancer: Personalized Medicine & the Cure for Cancer," will offer a focus on personalized medicine by bringing together experts in academia,...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement in response to President Obama's State of the Union address from Julie Fleshman, president and CEO of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the only national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure. The organization is calling for a boost in federal research funding that is sufficient to sustain the investment made...
The most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is not a single disease but appears to be four distinct molecular subtypes, according to a study by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network. The researchers of this study also found that response to aggressive chemotherapy and radiation differed by subtype. Patients with one subtype treated with this strategy appeared to succumb to their disease at a rate approximately 50 percent slower than...
A report issued late Monday shows that cancer rates are on the decline in the US.New cases of cancer dropped by nearly 1 percent each year from 1999 to 2006 and related deaths dropped 1.6 percent each year from 2001 to 2006, according to National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Cancer Society and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.Still, about 1.5 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and more than 550,000...
