Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year according to a report from the American Association for Critical Illness Insurance, creating a greater financial strain on health insurance companies and American families.

Men who exercise hard are less likely to die from cancer, according to a Finnish study published in the July 2009 issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine. According to the American Cancer Society some 294,000 men died of cancer in 2008. According to the organization, some 270,000 women died from cancer-related causes.

The Sarah Parvin Foundation (SPF) and American Cancer Society (ACS) are teaming up this August to create the ultimate fundraiser event. The first annual Sarah Parvin 24/hr Soccerfest rocked the Quakertown community in 2008, and this year the ACS vowed its full support to strengthen the cause for raising awareness about cancer and helping to fund treatment research.

March is National Colon Cancer Awareness month, and the American Cancer Society wants to raise awareness of the disease, which is highly curable when detected early.

The local branch of the American Cancer Society is urging anyone interested in Relay for Life of Springfield to sign up. The event requires only a few teams to meet this year's goal, and the registration deadline is approaching.

The American Cancer Society held its 31st annual American Smoke Out today, offering information on tobacco product's deadly risks and urging smokers to call it quits.