Celebrating 99 Years of Saving Lives

This message was originally posted on May 22, 2012 at http://roadtomorebirthdays.wordpress.com/ By John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer At the American Cancer Society, we know that every birthday is a reason to celebrate. That’s why today – our 99th birthday as an organization – we’re especially pleased to celebrate the lifesaving progress we’ve made [...]

US Panel Recommends Against PSA Screening

Evidence Show Harms of PSA Testing Outweigh the Benefits The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released its final recommendation for prostate cancer screening, recommending against PSA-based screening for all men, regardless of age. The final recommendations were published online today in the May 22 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. These final [...]

Lincoln Colon Cancer Survivor Encourages People to Talk to Their Doctors, Know Their Family History

Randy Bohaty didn’t feel the need for a regular doctor visit.  He worked out, didn’t really watch his diet, but felt that he was in pretty good shape overall.  When he had a health issue that couldn’t be resolved on his own, a lingering cough, cold, etc., he chose to use Urgent Care.  He was [...]

CDC and FDA to Launch Anti-Smoking Ad Campaigns

An article posted online by Advertising Age, points out the effectiveness of anti-smoking ads – they really work! “As it turns out, anti-smoking ads actually do work. There’s plenty of academic research proving it. And there’s circumstantial, but no less compelling, evidence that in the absence of advertisements, smoking rates don’t go down as quickly [...]

President Obama: Congratulations to Everyone Taking Part in Today’s Great American Smokeout

From The White House Blog Today, Americans from across the country are making plans to quit smoking as part of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout. And this morning, we released a video from President Obama congratulating everyone who is participating in this important event and underscoring our Administration’s commitment to fighting tobacco use: [...]