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Mar 21, 2023ACS names a new editor-in-chief and editor to CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, the highest-impact peer-reviewed journal in oncology
Dr. Arif Kamal, chief patient officer at the American Cancer Society, assumed the role of editor-in-chief of CA in late 2022. Dr. Don Dizon, a researcher and professor of medicine and surgery at Brown University, joins the journal as the new editor.
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Mar 20, 2023
To help ensure equitable access to quality care, the American Cancer Society (ACS) and Dr. Stephen Klasko and his wife, Colleen Wyse, lifelong advocates for transformation in healthcare, will partner to launch a new research grant program, the Advancing Health Equity and Addressing Cancer Disparities (AHEAD) Awards.
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Mar 13, 2023
In her new role, Mucci will address the alarming negative trends in prostate cancer incidence and disparities by focusing on growing and implementing a new ACS initiative called IMPACT, or “Improving Mortality Toward Prostate Cancer Together”.
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Mar 10, 2023
On behalf of the nearly 300,000 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commend the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking steps to modernize the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) which will help reduce breast cancer mortality.
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Mar 7, 2023
The 80% in Every Community National Achievement Awards is a program designed to recognize individuals and organizations who are dedicating their time, talent and expertise to advancing needed initiatives that support the shared goal to reach colorectal screening rates of 80% and higher in communities across the nation.
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Mar 2, 2023Researchers at the American Cancer Society stress funding breast cancer research to include representation of racially and ethnically diverse populations
The study found Black women in Delaware, Missouri, Louisiana, and Mississippi have the highest TNBC incidence rate, more than four times as much, compared to Asian or Pacific Islander women with the lowest rate.
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Mar 1, 2023
Researchers showed the proportion of individuals in the United States diagnosed with advanced-stage colorectal cancer (CRC) increased from 52% in the mid-2000s to 60% in 2019. In addition, diagnoses of people under 55 years of age doubled from 11% (1 in 10) in 1995 to 20% (1 in 5) in 2019.
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Mar 1, 2023
La Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer publica las nuevas estadísticas sobre el cáncer colorrectal; los cambios rápidos hacia enfermedades más avanzadas y las personas más jóvenes
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Feb 23, 2023American Cancer Society researchers stress the need to improve access to cancer screenings
According to a new, large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), millions of people in the United States continued to miss critical cancer screening tests during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Feb 23, 2023
Continuing their support of increased access to quality care across the cancer continuum, AstraZeneca has committed $2.8 million toward the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Navigation Capacity-Building Initiative Grant Program.
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Feb 21, 2023
To address the lack of diversity in research environments, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has announced the creation of the American Cancer Society Center for Diversity in Cancer Research Training.
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Feb 15, 2023During American Heart Month, the American Cancer Society stresses prevention to help lower the chance of heart disease for people with cancer
American Cancer Society (ACS) research estimates there are more than 18 million adult survivors of cancer in the United States, and that number is expected to climb to more than 22 million by 2030. Although that’s encouraging news, it also puts increasing numbers of survivors at risk for cardiovascular disease or CVD.
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Feb 2, 2023American Cancer Society and ACS CAN Continue Commitment to End Cancer As We Know It, For Everyone
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Feb 1, 2023Program to support and fund scientific founders and their early-stage companies among American Cancer Society-affiliated postdoctoral and early career researchers
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Jan 20, 2023
ATLANTA, January 20, 2023 — According to a new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), the risk of suicide for individuals diagnosed with cancer in the United States...
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Jan 12, 2023
Overall cancer mortality continues to decline with a 33% drop since 1991 Major reduction in cervical cancer tied to use of the HPV vaccine Increase in diagnosis of men with advanced prostate...
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Jan 12, 2023
ATLANTA, 12 de enero de 2023 – Hoy, la Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer (ACS, por sus siglas en inglés) publicó Estadísticas del cáncer, 2023, el informe anual de la organización sobre...
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Dec 22, 2022
ATLANTA, December 22, 2022 – Today, the American Cancer Society and the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation (RMSFF) announced the launch of a $10 million challenge grant to benefit five...
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Dec 21, 2022
New findings led by researchers at the American Cancer Society show the highest mortality rates for prostate cancer in White men were found in the Western region of the United States, including California, despite low incidence rates.
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Dec 16, 2022
The American Cancer Society today announced a $2.25 million gift from Timothy Wilmott and Dr. Nancy Barna to establish the Wilmott Family Professorship in...
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Dec 14, 2022
With the announcement today from Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, director of the National Cancer Institute, of her recent breast cancer diagnosis, the American Cancer Society (ACS) offers its support...
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Dec 14, 2022
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society shows travel time to the nearest mammography facility is long for a considerable proportion of women in the United States, particularly affecting more than 50% of women in rural areas in 28 states.
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Dec 6, 2022
The American Cancer Society (ACS) will receive $3 million in support from Janssen Research & Development, LLC, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson...