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(University of Colorado Denver) Different kinds of lung cancer behave in different ways, suggesting they are fundamentally different diseases.

According to a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in Cancer, the official journal of the American Cancer Society, different subgroups of non-small cell lung cancer show distinct patterns of spread in the body.

(Wiley-Blackwell) A new analysis has found that a substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed.

Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study provides valuable information on which cancer patients might need help to quit smoking.

(American Cancer Society) Updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of creating social and physical environments that support healthy behaviors.

(MedPage Today) -- Declining cancer incidence has translated into one million fewer cancer deaths over the past 20 years, according to data from the American Cancer Society.

(American Cancer Society) A new study finds that while colorectal cancer mortality rates dropped in the most recent two decades for every stage in both African Americans and whites, the decreases were smaller for African Americans, particularly for distant stage disease.

(American Cancer Society) The American Cancer Society has revised its guideline formation process to achieve greater transparency, consistency, and rigor in creating guidance about cancer screening.

(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) In a follow-up study, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that patients who receive chemotherapy for breast cancer might experience prolonged fatigue years after their therapy.

The new study, published in the American Cancer Society's current issue of CANCER, is a follow-up to a study on fatigue and chemotherapy and radiotherapy for breast cancer Moffitt researchers published in CANCER in 2007.

(University of Missouri-Columbia) This year, more than 230,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and nearly 40,000 women will not survive their battle with cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.

New research from the University of Missouri shows that certain factors, including marital status, having children in the home, income level and age, affect the likelihood of depression in breast cancer survivors.

Further, depressed patients are less likely to adhere to medication regimens, potentially complicating the progress of their treatment.

(American Cancer Society) A new study finds liver cancer incidence rates continue to increase in some low-risk parts of the world such as North America, and are decreasing in some of the highest risk countries of Asia.