Press Releases
Here you can browse our press releases, search our archives, and find details about our most recent announcements. Reporters from credentialed media outlets who would like to receive press releases from the American Cancer Society national press office can contact Charaighn Sesock.
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Aug 28, 2020
ATLANTA (August 28, 2020) – BrightEdge, LLC today announced a second investment in Freenome, a San Francisco-based biotechnology company pioneering comprehensive multiomics platform for early...
Aug 20, 2020More rapidly dropping lung cancer rates reflects healthy change in smoking behavior among Black AmericansA trend of higher lung cancer incidence rates in young Black people versus young white people in the United States has flipped, with the Black/white gap disappearing in men and reversing in women....
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Aug 5, 2020
The American Cancer Society has launched a COVID-19 and Cancer ECHO to share up-to-date information with non-paid caregivers about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the care of cancer patients....
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Aug 4, 2020
Gary Reedy, chief executive officer for the American Cancer Society (ACS) and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), announced today that he will retire in April 2021. Reedy...
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Aug 3, 2020Coronavirus threatens to slow progress against cancer prevention
In an effort to boost public health and help keep vaccinations on track in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the American Cancer Society is renewing Mission: HPV Cancer Free, a campaign to...