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By Stacy Simon, Senior News Editor, American Cancer Society  This is an excerpt from an article originally published on cancer.org December 5, 2014.  An international team of researchers estimates that 481,000 new cancer cases each year (3.6%) are likely caused ...

By Ahmedin Jemal, DVM, PhD, Vice President, Surveillance and Health Services Research, American Cancer Society This is an excerpt from an article originally published on the Expert Voices blog on cancer.org December 3, 2014.  The American Cancer Society has released the second edition ...

New tool released in partnership with the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the Union for International Cancer Control ***Global cancer data reveals both challenges and opportunities*** MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With the number of global ...

The press conference has now ended. View the press release. The American Cancer Society hosted a press conference during the 2014 World Cancer Congress to officially launch the just-released Cancer Atlas book and website. The press conference was Friday, Dec. 5, ...

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What is The Cancer Atlas? The Cancer Atlas is a powerful tool to help reduce the burden of cancer worldwide by carefully examining all aspects of the cancer equation. Users worldwide now have easy access to the latest cancer data. ...

Take a video tour of the new Cancer Atlas website. The Cancer Atlas is a one-stop shop for all of the best cancer data available and offers in-depth insights into the cancer burden, major risk factors, and ways leaders worldwide ...

The global cancer burden has changed dramatically over time, with certain countries making significant strides in fighting the disease and others lagging far behind. This is according to the just-released book, The Cancer Atlas, Second Edition, and accompanying website produced ...