ACS Issues Nutrition, Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors
To improve long-term health and increase survival, survivors should avoid obesity, follow healthy eating pattern, engage in regular exercise.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Following ACS Guidelines Shown to Improve Outcomes for Colon Cancer Survivors
A prospective study assessing the outcomes of a cohort of participants in the CALGB 89803 study determined the effect of following the American Cancer Society guidelines on survival for persons with colon cancer.
ASCO Endorses ACS Head and Neck Survivorship Care Guideline
ASCO endorses ACS head and neck survivorship care guideline, which supports health promotion, especially regarding tobacco cessation and dental care.
Cancer Mortality Rates Continue to Drop in the United States
Cancer mortality rates in the United States have dropped, according to a new ACS report.
Latest ACS Report Shows Cancer Death Rate Continues to Decline
The cancer death rate has dropped by 23% since its peak in 1991, averting more than 1.7 million cancer deaths through 2012, with advances in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment a part of this rate decline.
American Cancer Society releases survivorship care guidelines for colorectal cancer survivors
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released its second in a series of cancer survivorship care guidelines.
More than 1.5 million cancer deaths averted over two decades of declining mortality
A 22% decline in cancer mortality over two decades led to the avoidance of more than 1.5 million cancer deaths that would have occurred if peak rates had continued, according to the American Cancer Society.
ACS predicts that cancer survivors will number nearly 19 million by 2024
The number of cancer survivors in the United States, currently estimated at 14.5 million, will grow to almost 19 million by 2024, according to an updated report by the American Cancer Society.
Cancer deaths continue to decline
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has published its latest annual report on cancer incidence and mortality, and the news is good.
ACS outlines progress and challenges in childhood cancer
A new report from the American Cancer Society outlines the progress made and challenges that remain in fighting childhood cancer.
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