American Cancer Society /tags/american-cancer-society American Cancer Society en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:30:08 GMT A new cancer study aims to learn how the disease develops in Black women /health-science-environment/2024-06-12/a-new-cancer-study-aims-to-learn-how-the-disease-develops-in-black-women The American Cancer Society wants to reduce cancer disparities in Black women. The society is enrolling 100,000 Black women across 20 states, including Missouri, to participate in VOICES of Black Women, a 30-year study to help understand and improve the health of Black women nationwide. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:30:08 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-12/a-new-cancer-study-aims-to-learn-how-the-disease-develops-in-black-women Andrea Y. Henderson Public Art Project Opens Door To Hope For Cancer Patients /arts/2020-08-18/public-art-project-opens-door-to-hope-for-cancer-patients The public art installation "42 Doors of Hope" aims to raise awareness — and funds — for the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge in St. Louis. Artists whose friends and loved ones suffered from cancer painted uplifting messages on doors placed throughout the St. Louis region. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:08:59 GMT /arts/2020-08-18/public-art-project-opens-door-to-hope-for-cancer-patients Jeremy D. Goodwin Doctors, and a baseball star, urge black men to talk to doctors about prostate cancer /health-science-environment/2017-01-12/doctors-and-a-baseball-star-urge-black-men-to-talk-to-doctors-about-prostate-cancer Black men are nearly two times more likely to die from prostate cancer than any other ethnic group. So when a federal agency cited several studies of… Thu, 12 Jan 2017 22:58:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-01-12/doctors-and-a-baseball-star-urge-black-men-to-talk-to-doctors-about-prostate-cancer St. Louis To Participate In National Cancer Study /health-science-environment/2013-02-19/st-louis-to-participate-in-national-cancer-study The American Cancer Society is launching a nationwide study to try to better understand the genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that contribute… Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:52:05 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-02-19/st-louis-to-participate-in-national-cancer-study Tobacco tax petitions seek approval for circualtion /2012-01-20/tobacco-tax-petitions-seek-approval-for-circualtion Reporting by KCUR's Elana Gordon was used in this story.Two petitions that would affect taxes on tobacco products in Missouri are going through the… Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:19:13 GMT /2012-01-20/tobacco-tax-petitions-seek-approval-for-circualtion