'Great American Health Challenge:' Beat Cancer
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SATURDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The American Cancer Society has rolled out its new Great American Health Challenge, a campaign to educate Americans about cutting their cancer risk.
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NEW YORK - Elizabeth Edwards said she is glad her breast cancer diagnosis is encouraging people to stop neglecting their own health, as she admits she did.
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MONTGOMERY-- The Alabama Department of Public Health is encouraging smokers as well as non-smokers to recognize the American Cancer Societyâs Great American Smokeout Thursday, Nov. 18.
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In an effort to educate the nation's neediest children on nutrition, a new project uses the familiar medium of video games to broadcast its message. The Fantastic Food Challenge, a package of four computer games, is designed to teach people who get nutrition aid such as federal food stamps how to make better use of their food.
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Some experts are recommending that virtually all Americans be tested routinely for the AIDS virus, much as they are for cancer and other diseases.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Hispanic Americans have a unique cancer risk profile that requires a targeted approach to cancer prevention, according to an American Cancer Society report released Wednesday.
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Elizabeth Edwardsâ breast cancer carries two messages to American women, doctors say: Breast cancer attacks the well-known and unknown alike, and early detection remains the best defense.
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The ballooning cost of cancer treatment offers an example of how difficult it may be to rein in the nationâs runaway health care spending.
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Many cancer survivors say they are committed to helping  others with the disease or to solve a particular problem that they encountered in their own treatment.
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For the first time, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the top killer of Americans under 85, health officials said Wednesday. The good news is that deaths from both are falling, but improvement has been more dramatic for heart disease.
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Americans are cramming their medicine chests fuller in an effort to lower cholesterol, treat depression, reduce inflammation and ease illnesses.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual national health campaign organised by all the major breast cancer and cancer charities.
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Staying slim and fit is especially important for cancer survivors, because obesity raises the risk of cancer coming back, the American Cancer Society said in new guidelines issued on Wednesday.
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On Nov. 18, the American Cancer Society will host the 28th Great American Smokeout and help millions of smokers kick the habit, and help youth understand the importance of never starting to smoke.
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Com. For all those smokers who have been saying they want to quit, maybe the time is finally here. The American Cancer Society will conduct its annual Great American Smokeout Thursday.
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Cancer survivor, six-time Tour de France cycling champion and Austinite Lance Armstrong is on a ride across the nation. Armstrong and other bicyclists with cancer experiences hope to inform and inspire Americans
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Man's best friend could also be a  lifesaver in the fight against cancer.