Prevent Cancer Foundation awards $1 million in new research grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kyra Meister kyra.meister@preventcancer.org 703-836-1746 Alexandria, Va. – The Prevent Cancer Foundation® is pleased to announce new funding for ten scientists who are...
View ArticleWhite House declares April 2024 as Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kyra Meister kyra.meister@preventcancer.org 703-836-1746 Alexandria, Va. – The White House today issued an official presidential proclamation declaring April 2024 as the inaugural...
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U.S. adults are still behind on routine cancer screenings—but reasons why...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kyra Meister 703-836-1746 kyra.meister@preventcancer.org Alexandria, Va. – Are you up to date on your routine cancer screenings? According to the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s 2024...
View ArticlePrevent Cancer Foundation’s bipartisan Congressional Families Program hosts...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Kyra Meister 703-836-1746 kyra.meister@preventcancer.org Washington, D.C. – The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Congressional Families® Program will host a reception on...
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Former NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins announces prostate cancer diagnosis
Photo by Marion Meakem Photography for the Prevent Cancer Foundation During remarks yesterday at a reception from the Prevent Cancer Foundation, Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., announced his recent...
View ArticlePrevent Cancer Foundation responds to new breast cancer screening guidelines...
Today, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released new breast cancer screening guidelines, recommending that women of average risk receive mammograms every other year starting at age 40....
View ArticlePrevent Cancer Foundation responds to FDA approval of HPV self-collection...
This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved human papillomavirus (HPV) self-collection screening. Previously, HPV testing could be performed only by a health care provider, but now...
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Don’t avoid the doc: Survey says men are behind on screenings and not taking...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kyra Meister 703-836-1746 kyra.meister@preventcancer.org Alexandria, Va. – June is Men’s Health Month, a time when we remind men to take charge of their health. If recent findings...
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Prevent Cancer Foundation remembers “Father of Tamoxifen” Dr. V. Craig Jordan
The Prevent Cancer Foundation is deeply saddened by the death of Dr. V. Craig Jordan. Known as the “Father of Tamoxifen,” Dr. Jordan discovered the first FDA-approved drug to prevent cancer,...
View ArticlePrevent Cancer Foundation urges FDA to move quickly on review of Juul...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this month reversed its 2022 decision to issue marketing denial orders to all Juul e-cigarette products. This reversal means that Juul’s products, which...
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