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Support Cancer Prevention and Early Detection While You Shop

The holidays are almost here, and many of us will be avoiding the long lines at the mall and doing our holiday shopping online instead….

Need health insurance? Now is the time to act!

Remember these dates—November 15, 2014 to February 15, 2015. This is the window of “open enrollment” when individuals can purchase a new health insurance plan or…

CMS Supports Coverage of Lung Cancer Screening

Prevention Measures for Lung Cancer Take Center Stage Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Supports Coverage of Lung Cancer Screening (Alexandria, VA) Medicare recipients received…

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Supports Coverage of Lung Cancer Screening

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2014 CONTACT: Elizabeth Hoffler (703) 519-2116 Elizabeth.Hoffler@preventcancer.org Prevention Measures for Lung Cancer Take Center Stage Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…

2014 Midterm Elections

We hope you got to the polls on (or before) November 4 to cast your vote in this year’s midterm elections. The results revealed sweeping…

Reduce your risk: Lung Cancer Awareness Month

During my sophomore year of college, I watched the ease of cigarette addiction. My hallmate, Jason, started smoking. It was only occasional at first. He…

Prevention and politics: Why your voice matters

Midterm elections are upon us. If you are like most Americans, you can’t wait for November 4 to come and go, so that you are…

Make your Halloween a healthy one

(PHOTO LICENSE) The word “Halloween” might conjure up images of endless Snickers and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, caramel apples galore and little kids dressed up…

Research progress report: Folic acid and breast cancer risk

We’re donning our brightest shades of pink this month to raise awareness of breast cancer. This year, an estimated 232,670 women and 2,360 men will…

Cooking up prevention: 2014 community grantee spotlight

Through the support of a Prevent Cancer Foundation community grant, 7,200 African Americans in urban and rural areas in 11 states will receive cookbooks with…