<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>American Cancer Society: News &amp; Videos about American Cancer Society - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/American_Cancer_Society</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about American Cancer Society from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:35:44 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>American Cancer Society: News &amp; Videos about American Cancer Society - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/American_Cancer_Society</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about American Cancer Society from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Study: Prostate Cancer Drugs May Not Help Elderly</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821141,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821141,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A prostate cancer study that could change how doctors treat some patients found that widely used hormone-blocking drugs did not improve survival chances for older men whose disease hadn't spread</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>3D Mammograms Help Breast Exams</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819349,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819349,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the
 same concept behind the classic kids' toy to try to see mammograms
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A few hours later, she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 15:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Exercise May Prevent Future Breast Cancer</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1756831,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1756831,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years -- starting as young as age 12 -- can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>NASCAR widow warns of head, neck cancer dangers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/05/05/hm.head.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/05/05/hm.head.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>At 33, Lori Hamilton is young and healthy. So what is she doing at an oral, head and neck cancer screening at an Atlanta, Georgia, hospital?</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ewan McGregor Battles Skin Cancer</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20194034,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20194034,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The actor says sun damage forced him to have a cancerous mole removed</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Keeping your breasts healthy at every age</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/11/healthmag.breasts/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/11/healthmag.breasts/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Let's face it: There's no body part women obsess about more than breasts -- their size, shape, sag factor, and whether those strange pains stem from monthly PMS hormones or something more ominous, like breast cancer. </description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Riding, walking to work builds fitness into day</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/03/hm.urban.fitness/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/03/hm.urban.fitness/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Lois Fletcher started taking the subway to work nine months ago to save money. It turned out to be an excellent way for her to lose weight -- more than 30 pounds to be exact.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Cancer Deaths Up By 5,000</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1714769,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1714769,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>U.S. cancer deaths rose by more than 5,000 in 2005, a somewhat disappointing reversal of a two-year downward trend, the American Cancer Society reported</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'Honey, Mommy has cancer'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/01/28/hm.cancer.kids/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/01/28/hm.cancer.kids/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Not every mother would allow her hair to be cut by her 4-year-old daughter, but Cindy Hurst thought it was a perfect idea.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How to have a successful mammogram</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/21/hm.mammograms/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/21/hm.mammograms/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A paper cape sits loosely around your shoulders, covering your naked chest. A radiology technologist directs you toward an imposing-looking machine. As you hold your breath, one bare breast at a time is tightly compressed between two flat panels and X-rayed.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Should I test my breasts?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/12/13/ep.genetic.test/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/12/13/ep.genetic.test/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>So you're scared of breast cancer. Smart lady. Nearly 200,000 women will learn they have breast cancer this year, and you don't want to be one of them. 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"Even as a smoker, I don't like to walk past a cloud of smoke," he says.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Olivia Newton-John, Jaclyn Smith on surviving breast cancer </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/10/17/ep.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/10/17/ep.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Actress Jaclyn Smith will never forget the day she found out she had breast cancer. And she'll never forget the lesson she learned in those very first moments of being a cancer patient.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alcohol and breast cancer: Weigh your risks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/10/05/hfh.alcohol.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/10/05/hfh.alcohol.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>We've heard for nearly a decade about the benefits of alcohol -- red wine in particular. It's good for your heart and may have other positive effects. In moderation, we thought, it's not only OK, but actually good for us.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ellen DeGeneres Helped Mom with Cancer Fight</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20058779,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20058779,00.html</guid><description>Ellen DeGeneres wants to help keep breast cancer out of the closet.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cancer Society ads: Lack of insurance costing lives</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/09/17/cancer.ads/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/09/17/cancer.ads/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The American Cancer Society is devoting its entire $15 million advertising budget for 2007 to highlight the problems faced by Americans who don't have any or enough health insurance.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New tumor sorting may aid lung cancer patients</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/08/31/lung.cancer.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/08/31/lung.cancer.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Thousands more lung cancer patients each year could be offered surgery or other aggressive therapy under a new system that classifies many tumors as more treatable than in the past.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Election 2008: Who's hot, who's not</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/09/magazines/fsb/Political_hot_sauce.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/09/magazines/fsb/Political_hot_sauce.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>The first official votes of the 2008 presidential cycle won't be counted until the Iowa caucuses next January, but Dave Hirschkop, founder of Dave's Gourmet (davesgourmet.com), based in San Francisco, is giving Americans a chance to cast their ballots now by purchasing a bottle of his company's hot sauce.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>When Tomatoes Fight Cancer</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1642152,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1642152,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The FDA says no to labeling tomato products as anti-cancer foods. But that's no reason to cut the veggie from your diet</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>After cancer diagnosis, ask questions, make a plan</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/07/16/hm.cancer.strategies/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/07/16/hm.cancer.strategies/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Rebbeca Turner wasn't prepared for the breast cancer diagnosis she received nine months ago. "Nobody is prepared," she said. "There is definitely an initial shock ... but you deal with it, get a plan, move forward and try to beat it."</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The savvy parent's guide to sun safety </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/07/06/par.sun.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/07/06/par.sun.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Myth No. 1: A suntan's fine, as long as you don't burn. </description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Study: Liver Cancer Breakthrough</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1629575,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1629575,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>For the first time, doctors said Monday they have found a pill that improves survival for people with liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tips for a better mammogram </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/mammogram.tips/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/mammogram.tips/index.html</guid><description>Healthy women should begin getting mammograms every year or two once they reach age 40, experts say. Here are tips from the American Cancer Society and other experts:</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Questions, answers on MRIs and breast health</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/03/27/breast.mri.faq/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/03/27/breast.mri.faq/index.html</guid><description>The American Cancer Society is recommending MRIs in addition to mammograms for certain women considered to be at unusually high risk for breast cancer. Here are more details:</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate fight over small-business health care</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/23/smbusiness/healthcare_bill/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/23/smbusiness/healthcare_bill/index.htm</guid><description>As Congress gets set to readdress a small-business health care bill, proponents and critics begin to sharpen their swords.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fresh ways to decompress: Stress busters that really work</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/08/healthmag.energy.boosters/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/08/healthmag.energy.boosters/index.html</guid><description>I have close, meaningful relationships with espresso brownies, cold beer, and reruns of "The West Wing." Until recently, it hadn't occurred to me that these paramours are, in fact, three of the major players in my stress-management strategy. 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Some cancers are preventable, and people can cut their risk by maintaining some positive health steps.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Drink carefully if you're a cancer patient</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/08/HM.alcohol.cancer/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/08/HM.alcohol.cancer/index.html</guid><description>In the American Cancer Society's new lifestyle guidelines for cancer survivors, maintaining a healthy weight is at the top of the list. 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If it works for breast cancer, why can't something like that be done for the No. 1 cancer killer?</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Watch your weight, cut your cancer risk</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/28/cancer.guidelines/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/28/cancer.guidelines/index.html</guid><description>The American Cancer Society said Thursday that keeping weight under control is the most important thing non-smokers can do to prevent the disease.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>FDA OKs first cervical cancer vaccine</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/06/08/cervical.vaccine/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/06/08/cervical.vaccine/index.html</guid><description>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first vaccine for cervical cancer -- Gardasil, manufactured by Merck and Co.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>This week in the medical journals</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/26/journal.roundup/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/26/journal.roundup/index.html</guid><description>This week brought more evidence that obesity increases the risk of breast cancer.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006 16:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>An insurance rear guard action</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/27/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/27/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htm</guid><description>"Mr. Insurance Company CEO ... when you get your colonoscopy, are YOU going to go without the sedative?"</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>When Writing a Check Just Isn't Enough</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/12/01/8362030/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/12/01/8362030/index.htm</guid><description>On Christmas Eve of 2004, the Bergquist kids (Courtney, Brittany and Robbie, now 19, 14 and 13, respectively) stayed up until 4 a.m. at their home in Norwell, Mass. 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But it wasn't visions of sugarplums that kept them awake.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Breast cancer treatment better but still brutal</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/10/26/pdg.fighting.breast.cancer/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/10/26/pdg.fighting.breast.cancer/index.html</guid><description>Kathy Hudson, 43, received the call in her classroom surrounded by 20 rowdy 4-year olds.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Prime Years Preservation Plan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/10/01/8277954/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/10/01/8277954/index.htm</guid><description>You just turned 40, or maybe 45. And while you don't exactly feel different, you've begun to sense that on matters of health, it's time to keep your eye on the ball in a whole new way. </description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Study: Cancer no longer rare in poorer countries</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/03/09/cancer.study/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/03/09/cancer.study/index.html</guid><description>Poor countries have cancer rates much closer to those of rich nations, reversing a long-held belief among medical researchers, a study released Thursday reports.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2005 18:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A test worth taking</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/02/23/bc.paula.column/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/02/23/bc.paula.column/index.html</guid><description>When cancer first touched my life in 1984, there were no pink ribbons, no 5K races for "the cure" and few support groups to rely upon. 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Her distinctive voice and hard-strummed guitar echoed throughout the hall, as did her energy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tips for safer, healthier holiday grilling</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.fitness/07/02/holidaybbq.safety/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.fitness/07/02/holidaybbq.safety/index.html</guid><description>Backyard chefs may be slathering ribs with a little salmonella and sauce this Independence Day if they aren't careful, food groups have warned.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2004 17:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cholesterol drugs may fight cancer</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/07/news/fortune500/cholesterol/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/07/news/fortune500/cholesterol/index.htm</guid><description>Cholesterol lowering drugs called 'statins' may play a role in colorectal cancer prevention, according to a new study presented at a major cancer conference Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2004 11:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rather reveals treatment for skin cancer</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/20/rather.cancer/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/20/rather.cancer/index.html</guid><description>CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather told his audience Monday night that he recently had several cancerous growths removed from his face, and urged viewers to get examinations for skin cancer.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Take Charge of Your Care--and Save Here are some of the best sites on the web to help with your medical homework.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/27/351661/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/27/351661/index.htm</guid><description>As amazing as the quality of medical care is in this country, our health system is still far from perfect. Way too many people throw money at unproven treatments; others lack access to essential me...</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2003 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A Woman's Greatest Fear</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/15/321432/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/15/321432/index.htm</guid><description>Coronary heart disease kills almost six times more women than breast cancer does. 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Not only does this issue complete our first full year as Fortune Small Business (FSB), it also enables us to make a sizable donation to charity and to bring...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fad Diets: All Protein, No Proof</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/15/279745/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/15/279745/index.htm</guid><description>Stress is a popular topic. So's prostate cancer. But the thing most of my patients want to talk about is diet. They've all got friends who've lost 20 pounds in two weeks on a steak and bacon-and-eg...</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to keep Bill Gates from smoking, flunking student loans, certified lunacy, and other matters. TAXING PUFFING</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/06/14/77950/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/06/14/77950/index.htm</guid><description>Engendering dismay among his libertarian friends, your servant has occasionally entertained the case for increased cigarette taxes. Now risking additional fuming (mainly metaphorical) at the Cato I...</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 1993 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>1 Paula wants to discover a cure for cancer. Chemist</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/03/11/87911/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/03/11/87911/index.htm</guid><description>! Rob Phillips works in a laboratory that seems like it belongs in a science- fiction movie. 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