Using what we already know can help prevent cancer deaths , experts say . Monday was the eighth World Cancer Day . Organizers aimed to dispel myths about cancer . The American Cancer Society says that more than 41,000 Americans died of cancer in 2014 — a number that's up from last year and is expected to increase significantly this year.
Using what we already know can help prevent cancer deaths , experts say . Monday was the eighth World Cancer Day . Organizers aimed to dispel myths about cancer . It 's a problem `` from Arkansas to Zimbabwe , '' one expert says .