The Weekly: E-cigarette use among teens, lung cancer and more
Feature story E-Cigarette Use Falls Sharply Among Teenagers, C.D.C. Finds WEDNESDAY, September 9 (The New York Times)—The number of high school students regularly using e-cigarettes dropped significantly over…
The Weekly: Chadwick Boseman, colon cancer and more
Feature story What to Know About Colon Cancer Following Chadwick Boseman’s Tragic Death THURSDAY, September 3 (People)—While colon cancer is currently the second most common cancer death…
Prevent Cancer Foundation remembers actor and cultural icon Chadwick Boseman
The Prevent Cancer Foundation is mourning the death of actor and cultural icon Chadwick Boseman. Boseman, 43, passed away after a private four-year battle with…
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…
Gut Check: Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Report
Colorectal cancer is on the rise in adults under the age of 50. Our report, Gut Check: Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer in Your State, provides a snapshot…
Observing Colorectal Cancer Month year-round
Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable cancers. It starts with a polyp, which can be detected during a routine colonoscopy and removed before…
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…
Beyond gaming
Beyond the Game: Funding Innovative Technology around the Globe This year’s panel at AGDQ spotlights a new portable breast screening device in Nigeria, cervical cancer…
