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Progress in cancer fight, but Congress, States must step up efforts to reduce smoking, lung cancerThu, 27 Nov 2008 17:51:20 -0600Delivering good news for our nation's health, a new report released by the nation's leading cancer organizations finds that, for the first time, both the incidence and death rates for all cancers combined are decreasing for both men and women, driven in part by declines in smoking and lung cancer.

Businesses offer volunteers, not money, for charitiesMon, 01 Dec 2008 05:57:07 -0600Hard times are reshaping the way some businesses are giving to charity.

Christmas tree proceeds 
to benefit Algonquin girlMon, 01 Dec 2008 01:44:15 -0600ALGONQUIN – Members of the Algonquin Lions Club plan to give half of the proceeds from their Christmas tree sales to a local girl with leukemia.

Cancer rate starts to decline in U.S.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:28:32 -0600 The pace at which Americans are getting cancer has started to decline for the first time, marking what could be a long-awaited turning point in the battle against the disease, according to an annual report that tracks progress in the war on cancer. Cancer deaths have also continued a decline that began in the early 1990s, meaning that for the first time both trend lines are dropping. "It is a ...

U.S. cancer rate declines for the first timeTue, 25 Nov 2008 17:27:45 -0600Government figures indicate that major progress is being made in prevention. But researchers warn that there are still some clouds on the horizon. For the first time since the government began compiling records, the rate of cancer has begun to decline, marking a tipping point in the fight against the second leading cause of death among Americans.