LOS ANGELES, March 14 /PRNewswire/ — Award-winning singer and actress Vanessa Williams and renowned evening wear designer Carmen Marc Valvo, who is a colon cancer survivor, appear in a new public service campaign to educate people about the importance of screening. The PSAs also note that with advances in treatment, more people are surviving colorectal […]
Latest stats on cancer deaths:
About 7.6 million people will die this year worldwide from various types of cancer, with lung cancer — heavily driven by smoking — killing 975,000 men and 376,000 women, the American Cancer Society said on Monday.
In all, about 12.3 million people will develop cancer this year, the organization projected, using data […]
People with higher vitamin D levels are less likely to die of colorectal cancer, researchers said on Tuesday, but the vitamin does not appear to affect the chances of dying from any other type of cancer.A number of studies have found protective effects from higher intake of vitamin D for cancer and other ailments.
A team […]