Updates matching "Cancer Prevention"

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Minnesota top volunteer Robianne Schultz had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to visit the Vice President's residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. for a Breast Cancer Awareness Month event. Scroll below the pictures to read Robianne's first-hand account of her day with the

More than 450 petitions were collected at the American Cancer Society Baltimore Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Event on Sunday, October 14. This year's petition urges the Governor to take the neccessary steps to increase fundng for the Maryland Breast and Cervical Cancer Program so that more woman can receive

Statement from Ethan Hasbrouck, NJ Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, regarding new study linking indoor tanning and cancer. “Add another scientific study to the pile of evidence that indoor tanning causes cancer. The latest study in BMJ , a British medical journal,

This week, researchers released important findings that might change the way doctors will look at and treat breast cancer ξin the future. Thanks to the NIH-funded Cancer Genome Atlas , researchers are beginning to find characteristics for genetic changes to certain cancers, including breast cancer. As Dr. Matthew Ellis of

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding additional funding in state budget for NJ CEED program. “For many New Jerseyans without health insurance or with inadequate health insurance, the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJ

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Gov. Cuomo signing a bill to prohibit access to indoor tanning facilities for kids under age 17.

Statement from Ethan Hasbrouck, NJ Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Assembly passage of a bill to ban indoor tanning for minors. “Putting our kids first – that’s what the Assembly did today by approving a ban on indoor tanning for minors.

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding a Today Show undercover sting targeting indoor tanning facilities. “The Today Show’s sting operation revealed this morning confirms that minors must be banned from indoor tanning facilities. The Assembly recognizes the

Assembly Committee Approves Ban on Indoor Tanning for Minors Statement from Ethan Hasbrouck, NJ Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding OK by Assembly Committee on Women and Families on bill to ban indoor tanning for minors. “Kids should not be exposed