Prevent Cancer Foundation® awards $375,000 in global grants to combat cervical cancer
Alexandria, Va. – The Prevent Cancer Foundation® announces funding for five new cervical cancer prevention and early detection projects in low- or middle-income countries in…
Survey says: Women are skipping cancer screenings during pandemic, but they plan to get ‘back on the books’
For Immediate Release Amanda Horn Vice President of Public Relations 4media group amanda.horn@4media-group.com 775-636-2567 (cell) The COVID-19 pandemic has increased hesitation among women to attend…
NCI-designated cancer centers call for urgent action to get cancer-preventing HPV vaccination back on track
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Katy Hobgood Ray St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Desk: 901-595-0564 Cell: 901-568-9869 Katy.Hobgood@stjude.org media@stjude.org Marvin Stockwell St. Jude Children’s Research…
National Minority Health Month: Cancer is not equal
Updated March 30, 2021 | Originally published April 23, 2019 April is National Minority Health Month, a time to call attention to the serious health…
Prevent Cancer Foundation® awards $250,000 in community grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Berry Edwards 703-519-2107 Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Through its community grants program, the Prevent Cancer Foundation®…
Prevent Cancer Foundation announces “Back on the Books” — A lifesaving initiative in the face of COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry Edwards Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org 703-519-2107 Living in the pandemic has been frightening. Every day, headlines shout new, sometimes conflicting information causing…
The HPV vaccine: preventing cancer for over a decade
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. It’s so common that almost every sexually active person will get…
Higher cancer risk in LGBT communities
So far, this summer hasn’t shaped up to be anything like what you probably had in mind. As we continue to stay “safer at home”…
Cancer screening 101
This post was updated in March 2021 to reflect new lung cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Women In your 50s…
Prevent Cancer Foundation awards $1.1 million in cancer research and global grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Diane Tilton diane.tilton@preventcancer.org 703-837-3690 Alexandria, Va. – The Prevent Cancer Foundation® announces the funding of eight new U.S.-based researchers and four…
