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 David Sampson.
Sep 18, 2017Insight-Driven Campaign Engineered to Strengthen Support for Society MissionThe American Cancer Society (ACS) today unveiled a new integrated campaign that demonstrates how ACS differs from all other causes – it is the only nonprofit that attacks cancer from every...
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Sep 15, 2017Effort "a new twist out of the tobacco industry’s deadly playbook"
Below is a statement from the American Cancer Society in response to news that Philip Morris International (PMI) will fund a new effort called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. "This attempt...
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Sep 8, 2017Study also shows small trend toward earlier stage cancer in Medicaid Expansion states
New research led by American Cancer Society researchers finds that after full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the percent of uninsured decreased substantially in Medicaid...
Aug 29, 2017CDC estimates proposed R-rating would avert 1 million tobacco deaths among today’s childrenA coalition of the nation’s most influential health organizations -- responding to a July 7 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- have demanded that movie producers,...
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Aug 21, 2017
Participants in this year's American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events can be superheroes in the cancer fight and look the part. Everyone who registers for a local Making...