McGraw-Hill Professional and the American Cancer Society Announce Distribution Agreement

McGraw-Hill Professional and the American Cancer Society announced today that they have entered into a new sales and distribution agreement. McGraw-Hill Professional will be the exclusive distributor of the American Cancer Society's books to the book trade and libraries in the United States and Canada. This was effective May 1, 2006. Among the new titles the American Cancer Society will publish in 2006 are Breast Cancer Clear & Simple and American Cancer Society's Complete Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods which will build on the current list of more than 30 books.

"The American Cancer Society is a preeminent organization and a world- renowned provider of information and we are delighted it is joining our roster of distribution clients," said Keith Fox, president of McGraw-Hill Professional. "Our experienced sales and management team looks forward to working with them to expand their books' reach in all our retail channels and providing our customers in the US and Canada with must-have material about how to improve cancer patients' and caregivers' health care choices and quality of life."

"Working with McGraw-Hill will greatly enhance our ability to reach the more than 1.4 million people who will be diagnosed with cancer this year and the estimated 10 million who are currently living with cancer, as well as their families, their caregivers, and their health care teams," said Len Boswell, book publishing director at the American Cancer Society. "The Society publishes consumer health books to educate the public about cancer risk factors, prevention, and screening and provide information and resources to improve patients' and caregivers' healthcare choices and quality of life. We think our expertise in medical content and theirs in sales will be a winning combination."

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