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Karmanos Cancer Institute to Launch Health Initiative Focused on Environmentally-Associated Cancers
November 3rd, 2009
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, in cooperation with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), will launch a targeted health initiative in January 2010 focused on environmentally-associated cancers. By the end of this year, according to the American Cancer Society, it is estimated that 1,479,350 new cases of cancer will be reported in this country. According to Karmanos Interim President and CEO Ann G. Schwartz, Ph.D., MPH, approximately 70 percent of all cancers are linked to occupational and environmental causes, including tobacco use and diet, based on information from the National Institutes of Health (1). "A medical evidence-based...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-11-03)
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