Senate faces crucial vote on health care
November 20, 2009
| DAVID LIGHTMAN
The American Cancer Society has recommended for years that annual screening begin at age 40. On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius agreed that...
Report: 20- somethings can go 2 years between Paps
November 20, 2009
| LAURAN NEERGAARD
About 11,270 new cases will be diagnosed this year, and about 4,070 women will die from it, according to American Cancer Society estimates. Half of women diagnosed with...
Editorials on breast cancer recommendations
November 20, 2009
The American Cancer Society still advises annual mammograms for women in their 40s, and for much of the public that advice has been the gold standard. The American College of...
Group won't challenge smoking ban ruling in SD
November 19, 2009
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The American Cancer Society says it will not appeal... Bar and casino owners had collected the signatures earlier but the American Cancer Society challenged some of them. Secretary...
My medical care - - and yours
November 24, 2009
| indystar.com
The American Cancer Society recommends that doctors discuss the pros and cons of PSA screening with their patients, but does not go on to recommend that all men be screened. In...
Women are insistent on mammograms, poll shows
November 23, 2009
| USATODAY.com News
The vast majority of women in the USA say they will get a mammogram before age 50, in keeping with American Cancer Society recommendations. ...
Survivors sharpen debate on mammograms
November 22, 2009
| CharlotteObserver.com
The American Cancer Society reaffirmed its call for women to start getting annual mammograms at 40. And Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, one of the state's largest...
Th mammogram factor
November 18, 2009
| indystar.com
While some cancer groups, including the American Cancer Society, have objected strenuously to the panel's recommendations, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the worldwide advocacy...
New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s
November 16, 2009
| Top Oakland Tribune Headlines
that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing recommendation of annual screening starting at 40. More: Health ...
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