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The resolution, introduced by United States Senators Wayne Allard (R-CO) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), recognized September 13, 2008, as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day. [5] An initial proclamation was signed in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush, naming October as National Awareness Month for Children with Cancer. [6]
The USPSTF has evaluated many interventions for prevention and found several have an expected net benefit in the general population. [10] Aspirin in men 45 to 79 and women 55 to 79 for cardiovascular disease; Colon cancer screening by colonoscopy, occult blood testing, or sigmoidoscopy in adults 45 to 75. [11]
The organization's allocation of funds for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2010 listed 84% of funds for program expenses. The remaining 16% are allocated between three other fields: donated services 12%, fund raising expenses 2%, and administrative expenses 2%. [2] Charity Navigator rates the foundation four of four stars. [3] [4]
The Prevent Cancer Foundation is the only U.S. nonprofit organization focused solely on saving lives across all populations through cancer prevention and early detection. [3] Through research, education, outreach, and advocacy, the Foundation has helped countless people avoid a cancer diagnosis or detect their cancer early enough to be ...
Childhood cancer is cancer in a child. About 80% of childhood cancer cases in high-income countries can be successfully treated via modern medical treatments and optimal patient care. [2] [3] However, only about 10% of children diagnosed with cancer reside in high-income countries where the necessary treatments and care is available.
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) was founded in 1988 by Richard J. Stephenson following the death of his mother, Mary Brown Stephenson, who died from lung cancer. [3] Stephenson purchased the American International Hospital in Zion, Illinois , in 1988 and expanded the hospital to include a radiation center, the Mary Brown Stephenson ...
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is a United States government agency which explores complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It was created in 1991 as the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), and renamed the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) before receiving its current name in 2014. [1]
Cancer Control Month is a month-long United States observance established by 36 U.S.C. § 103, a joint resolution approved in 1938 by the Congress and amended to request the President to issue an annual proclamation. [1] In 2024, the presidential proclamation declares April the National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month. [2]