Press Releases
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Feb 19, 2019Award honors individuals and organizations contributing to fight against colorectal cancerATLANTA – Feb. 19, 2019 –The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), an organization co-founded by the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
- Feb 7, 2019Groundbreaking partnership aims to raise $11 million to fund the most innovative and cutting-edge research
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charitable funder of childhood cancer research grants, and the American Cancer Society (ACS), a health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer,...
Jan 8, 2019Racial gap narrowing while socioeconomic inequalities widenA steady, 25-year decline has resulted in a 27% drop in the overall cancer death rate in the United States, translating to approximately 2.6 million fewer cancer deaths between 1991 and 2016. The...
Dec 1, 2018The American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network join the nation and the world in mourning the passing and celebrating the life of President George H.W. Bush.
Nov 19, 2018Latest installment in ACS’s blueprint for cancer controlCancer screening has contributed substantially to reduced incidence, morbidity, and mortality, but issues like access and quality care and have kept screening from fulfilling its full...
- Nov 12, 201843rd annual event reflects event's evolution to reflect realities of tobacco addiction
For the 43rd annual Great American Smokeout® on Thursday, November 15, 2018, the event takes on a new theme: "Day 1," reflecting the event's evolution from quitting for the day to the recognition...
- Oct 30, 2018Growing number of cancer survivors demands better coordinated efforts
Growing numbers of cancer survivors, provider shortages, rising health care costs, and socio-economic disparities in health outcomes have created an urgent need to provide coordinated,...
Oct 1, 2018Nation’s largest non-government, not-for-profit cancer research funder awards 74 grants totaling more than $39 million in second of two 2018 cyclesATLANTA – October 1, 2018– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for 74 research...
Sep 4, 2018Funds and intellectual support aim to help speed medical devices and technology to marketSeptember 4, 2018—The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI) have selected the first project to be funded under a recently launched partnership to...
Aug 29, 2018August 29, 2018--The American Cancer Society has hired Bob Crutchfield as the managing director of BrightEdge Ventures. The American Cancer Society (ACS), the largest private, not-for-profit...