Many cancers with largest impact on years of life lost linked to tobacco and...
A new study finds eleven of the 15 cancers with the most impact on healthy years of life lost in the United States are closely-associated with two preventable risk factors: smoking and alcohol. The...
View ArticleNew online tool offers essential tools for cancer survivors
The American Cancer Society (ACS) in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has launched an online tool for cancer survivors. Springboard Beyond Cancer is designed to make it easy for...
View ArticleDelayed gratification associated with fast food frequency
A new study suggests that an ability to delay immediate gratification is associated with less frequent consumption of fast food. The study, which appears early online in Preventive Medicine has public...
View ArticleCancer death rate has dropped 25 percent since 1991 peak
A steady decline over more than two decades has resulted in a 25% drop in the overall cancer death rate in the United States. The drop equates to 2.1 million fewer cancer deaths between 1991 and 2014.
View ArticleLung cancer screening rates remain very low among current and former smokers
Lung cancer screening rates remained very low and unchanged among eligible populations in 2015, despite recommendations that high risk current and former smokers be screened. The study by American...
View ArticleAmerican Cancer Society endorses two-dose regimen for HPV vaccination
The American Cancer Society has endorsed updated recommendations on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) supporting a two-dose schedule...
View ArticleReport: Clinicians should routinely counsel patients on physical activity
A new study led by American Cancer Society researchers in collaboration with leading experts concludes that physical activity should be routinely assessed during the doctor-patient encounter, and that...
View ArticleStudy finds colorectal cancer rates have risen dramatically in Gen X and...
A new study finds that compared to people born around 1950, when colorectal cancer risk was lowest, those born in 1990 have double the risk of colon cancer and quadruple the risk of rectal cancer.
View ArticleColorectal cancer statistics, 2017
Despite dramatic reductions in overall colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, striking disparities by age, race, and tumor subsite remain. That's according to the latest edition of Colorectal...
View ArticleTesting for hepatitis C virus remains low among baby boomers
A Brief Report appearing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine looks at testing rates for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) two years after the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)...
View ArticleSurgery to remove unaffected breast in early breast cancer increases
The proportion of women in the United States undergoing surgery for early-stage breast cancer who have preventive mastectomy to remove the unaffected breast increased significantly in recent years,...
View ArticleAnnual report to the nation: Cancer death rates continue to decline
Overall cancer death rates continue to decrease in men, women, and children for all major racial and ethnic groups, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer,...
View ArticleCancer occurrence among African-born blacks differs substantially from...
The cancer profile of African-born blacks differs from that of United States-born blacks and varies by region of birth, according to a new study. The study, appearing in Cancer, suggests differences in...
View ArticleProstate cancer screening rates appear to level after recent drop
Declines in prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing that came after changes in government screening guidelines have abated in recent years, according to a new study. Writing in JAMA Internal Medicine,...
View ArticleCustomized, frequent emails show promise in tobacco cessation
Smokers who received frequent, tailored emails with quitting tips, motivational messages, and social support had cessation rates rivaling that of the most effective medication available for cessation,...
View ArticleOne in 5 cancers diagnosed in the United States is a rare cancer
About one in five cancer diagnoses in the United States is a rare cancer, according to a new American Cancer Society report. The report, appearing in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, a...
View ArticleRisk of interval colorectal cancers higher among African-Americans
An American Cancer Society study of Medicare enrollees finds the risk for interval colorectal cancers, cancers that develop after a colonoscopy but before the next recommended test, is higher for...
View ArticleDepression linked to physical health decline in cancer caregivers
A new report finds cancer caregivers suffer a steady decline in physical health compared to controls, and that symptoms of depression were the only significant predictor of caregivers' physical health...
View ArticleMore than half of China cancer deaths attributable to potentially modifiable...
A new report finds more than half of all cancer deaths in men in 2013 in China and more than a third of those in women were attributable to a group of potentially modifiable risk factors: smoking,...
View ArticleHigher income individuals more physically active, yet more sedentary
New research led by American Cancer Society researchers in collaboration with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Georgia State University used activity monitors to find that...
View ArticleMedicaid expansion linked to lower uninsured rates
New research led by American Cancer Society researchers finds that after full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the percent of uninsured decreased substantially in Medicaid expansion...
View ArticleBreast cancer statistics, 2017: Gap in death rates between whites, blacks...
Overall breast cancer death rates dropped 39 percent between 1989 and 2015, averting 322,600 breast cancer deaths during those 26 years. And while black women continue to have higher breast cancer...
View ArticleWorkers at smaller companies less likely to be screened for cancer
A new study by American Cancer Society investigators finds workers at organizations with fewer than 25 employees are less likely to have been screened for three cancers, as were people working in...
View ArticleInsurance plays significant role in breast cancer disparities
Differences in insurance account for a substantial proportion of the excess risk of death from breast cancer faced by black women, according to a new study. The study, appearing in Journal of Clinical...
View ArticleWalking below minimum recommended levels linked to lower mortality risk...
A new study concludes that walking has the potential to significantly improve the public's health. It finds regular walking, even if not meeting the minimum recommended levels, is associated with lower...
View ArticleInsurance linked to black-white survival disparities in colorectal cancer
Health insurance coverage differences account for nearly one-half of the black-white survival disparity in colorectal cancer patients, according to a new study. The study, published in...
View ArticleStudy calculates contribution of risk factors to cancer in the US
A new American Cancer Society study calculates the contribution of several modifiable risk factors to cancer occurrence, expanding and clarifying the role of known risk factors, from smoking to low...
View ArticleStudy suggests measurable impact of colorectal cancer screening program
A new study suggests that an American Cancer Society (ACS) program has been effective in promoting improvements in colorectal cancer screening rates in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). The...
View ArticleCancer mortality in the US continues decades-long drop
The cancer death rate dropped 1.7% from 2014 to 2015, continuing a drop that began in 1991 and has reached 26%, resulting in nearly 2.4 million fewer cancer deaths during that time.
View ArticleWho's still smoking: Report highlights populations still at risk
Although tobacco control measures have reduced overall smoking rates in the United States (from 42% in 1965 to 15% in 2015), a new report says several vulnerable subpopulations continue to smoke at...
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