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Cervical Cancer Leads Cancer Deaths for Women in 37 Countries
Published on: July 29, 2024
Cervical cancer is 100% preventable. Yet, ACS global cancer reports say every year 350,000 women globally die from the disease.
Future Defenses Against Colorectal Cancer May Include a Vaccine and Genetic Engineering
Published on: March 2, 2020
To help both the death and diagnosis rates of colorectal cancer drop—and to help those who develop it survive and thrive—the American Cancer Society (ACS) funds the research of scientists across the country who use the latest evidence and cutting-edge technology to help prevent and treat CRC. Here are two of their stories.
Year in Review: Cancer Research Insights from 2018
Published on: December 23, 2018
Read highlights about American Cancer Society research from 2018.
HPV Vaccine: A Powerful Way to Help Prevent 3+ Cancers in Women
Published on: September 21, 2018
World HPV Infection Expert, Anna Guiliano, PhD, says, we may be able to eliminate cervical cancer in the U.S. because we have effective screening tests and guidelines for how often they need to be done, as well as vaccines to prevent the infections that cause damage, called lesions, to cells in the cervix. She offers reminders and tips to parents and adult women and men about how they can protect themselves from all cancers related to HPV.
