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Response to NEJM study on colonoscopies

A recent study from the New England Journal of Medicine spurred headlines that colonoscopies are not as effective at preventing colorectal cancer deaths as previously…

Alarming new study shows pandemic is disrupting cancer screenings.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kyra Meister 703-836-1746 kyra.meister@preventcancer.org Alexandria, Va. – After two years of navigating the coronavirus pandemic, Americans’ health care routines continue to be…

Lung cancer screening in all corners of West Virginia

As I stood next to the 48-foot-long Lung Cancer Screening Unit (LUCAS), the idea of the unit reaching rural West Virginians on narrow, back roads…

Cervical Health Awareness Month calls attention to women’s health and gynecologic screenings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kyra Meister 703-836-1746 kyra.meister@preventcancer.org Alexandria, Va. – January is Cervical Health Awareness Month as designated by the United States Congress. (Some organizations…

New Partnership Formed to Promote Early Cancer Detection

Washington, D.C. (December 20, 2021) – On December 20, 2021 several groups joined together to form The Cancer Early Detection Alliance (CEDA), a unique collaboration…

Delivering early cancer detection for everyone

Prevent Cancer Foundation invited GRAIL to share this piece as part of their sponsorship of the 2021 Prevent Cancer Gala. Every day, we lose approximately…

Going beyond the pink: Congressional Families hosts breast cancer disparities webinar

An August 2021 Prevent Cancer Foundation® survey found that 42% of women do not know when they should be screened for breast cancer. The numbers…

Barbara Grassley, breast cancer survivor: “Just keep on getting checked!”

Mrs. Barbara Grassley is a breast cancer survivor and the wife of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). She is a longtime member of the Prevent Cancer…

A year+ into COVID, Americans are getting cancer screenings “Back on the Books”

BACK ON BOOKS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry Edwards Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org 703-519-2107 As more Americans are vaccinated against the coronavirus, their comfort in going…

Better health through earlier cancer detection

Prevent Cancer Foundation invited GRAIL to share this piece as part of their sponsorship of the 2021 Prevent Cancer Dialogue, where they will be presenting…