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Shopping For Hope

We usually hear the words peace, love, joy, and hope throughout the Christmas season. But tonight we are centering on just one word: hope. And you can offer cancer patients just that ... by doing a little shopping for those holiday presents at  the "Shopping for Hope" event. This first time event ta Full story

Great American Smokeout 5K Color Run a huge success

Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the us, yet more than 45 million americans still smoke cigarettes. On Thursday, the American Cancer Society and the Midwestern State University Respiratory Therapists Association teamed up for a run full of co Full story

37th Annual Great American Smokeout Week

Students at a Wichita Falls junior high school showed off their healthy lungs this morning in support of the 37th annual Great American Smokeout Week. This morning Barwise Junior High students made some noise during a presentation by the American Cancer Society. MSU students were also on hand and ch Full story

Cancer survivor mom returns to triathlons

   Resilient athlete and mother Karen Newman returned to racing for a whole new reason — and she’s raised nearly $200,000 for the American Cancer Society.

Charity players trade pinstripes for pinafores

   Men trade their uniforms for dresses during a 'Boys as Babes' charity softball game to raise money for the American Cancer Society in Kansas City, Missouri. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports.

Cancer chief calls war on cancer 'somewhat successful'

   Dec. 7:  Otis Brawley, the Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society, says the annual report card on cancer is good.  Survival rates for many cancers are up, especially colon cancer.  However, there are some areas where cancer rates are on the rise and scientists are not sure exactly why.

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