/tags/american-cancer-society american cancer society en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-10-16/breast-cancer-deaths-continue-to-decrease-as-cases-rise-in-younger-adults-report-finds Overall mortality rates from breast cancer in the U.S. have fallen by 44% in the last 35 years, saving an estimated half million lives. The American Cancer Society report released earlier this month also underlines persistent racial disparities and the continued upward trend in new cases of breast cancer in women under 50. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-10-16/breast-cancer-deaths-continue-to-decrease-as-cases-rise-in-younger-adults-report-finds Matthew Rand /news/2021-03-17/starting-friday-cancer-patients-finally-eligible-for-covid-19-vaccine-in-ohio Advocates for cancer patients have been pushing for them to be added to Ohio's list of groups eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. They can get in line… Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:12:23 GMT /news/2021-03-17/starting-friday-cancer-patients-finally-eligible-for-covid-19-vaccine-in-ohio Jo Ingles /news/2021-03-10/ohio-is-expanding-vaccine-eligibility-but-cancer-patients-still-arent-on-the-list The list of Ohioans who will be eligible for COVID vaccines come Thursday will include all residents 50 and over, patients with Type 2 diabetes and… Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:43:32 GMT /news/2021-03-10/ohio-is-expanding-vaccine-eligibility-but-cancer-patients-still-arent-on-the-list Jo Ingles /side-effects-public-media/2020-01-10/why-raising-the-smoking-age-to-21-may-not-be-enough Just a few weeks ago, some Midwest state legislatures were aiming to raise the legal age for smoking. But Congress moved first, setting a new national... Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:56:26 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2020-01-10/why-raising-the-smoking-age-to-21-may-not-be-enough Natalie Krebs, Carter Barrett /news/2018-06-01/anti-tobacco-groups-want-ohio-to-add-taxes-on-e-cigarettes-and-chewing-tobacco Anti-tobacco groups are calling on lawmakers to raise the tax on products that have been left out of recent increases, such as e-cigarettes and chew.… Fri, 01 Jun 2018 12:11:10 GMT /news/2018-06-01/anti-tobacco-groups-want-ohio-to-add-taxes-on-e-cigarettes-and-chewing-tobacco Andy Chow /npr-news/2018-05-30/get-screened-earlier-for-colorectal-cancer-urges-american-cancer-society Noting a sharp rise in colorectal cancer among younger people, the American Cancer Society now suggests that healthy adults get their first screening five years earlier — at age 45. Wed, 30 May 2018 14:03:00 GMT /npr-news/2018-05-30/get-screened-earlier-for-colorectal-cancer-urges-american-cancer-society Patti Neighmond