American Cancer Society


American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society (ACS): How you can join the fight against Cancer by Carolina Dream Chapman American Cancer Society (ACS): How you can join the fight against Cancer The American Cancer Society was founded by a group of 15 physicians and prominent business leaders in 1915. Originally the ACS was known as ASCC which stood for American Societ... More> Canadian Cancer Society is failing by D. Vogt The idea that the Canadian Cancer Society is "failing" in its mission to end cancer is comparable to occasional American suggestions that organizations like the American Cancer Society have an inherent conflict of interest between their stated... More>
	Overview of tobacco related cancer by D. Vogt Tobacco, and particularly cigarettes, are the leading cause of preventable death in developed countries. About one-fifth of the American population still smokes, although tobacco smoke contains dozens of carcinogens (chemicals which increase cancer ... More> Signs of tongue cancer by D. Vogt Tongue cancer is one of the most common types of head and neck cancer occurring in the mouth. Most tongue cancers are a type of cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma, which must be treated aggressively because it tends to spread quickly to other p... More>
Preventing stomach cancer by D. Vogt Stomach cancer refers to a cancer which begins in the lining of the stomach. It is an extremely serious form of cancer, which kills about 800,000 people per year. The 5-year survival rate for stomach cancer ranges from 4% to 71%, depending on how ad... More> Causes of stomach cancer by D. Vogt Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer which begins in the stomach but can spread from there to other internal organs, including the lymph nodes and the lungs. Unfortunately, the disease often produces few significant symptoms unt... More>
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