Press Releases
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 12, 201843rd annual event reflects event's evolution to reflect realities of tobacco addictionFor 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...
- Aug 27, 2018
ATLANTA – August 27, 2018 – Professor Barbara Ann Given, Ph.D., MSN, BSN has been honored with the 2019 American Cancer Society Trish Greene Quality of Life Award, a national honor presented...
- Aug 27, 2018
ATLANTA – August 27, 2018 – The American Cancer Society recognizes six outstanding individuals with the 2019 Lane Adams Quality of Life Award, a national honor for leadership in serving the...
- Aug 2, 2018Company provides customers with an in-store opportunity to honor and support family and friends affected by cancer
WOONSOCKET, R.I., August 2, 2018 – CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced a pledge to contribute a minimum of $10 million to the American Cancer Society through in-store fundraising over the...
Jul 31, 2018Throughout the month of August, supporters of the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer who register and raise $25 online will receive their choice of a pink YOUnited™...
- Jul 30, 2018
ATLANTA – July 30, 2018 – American Cancer Society win honor two volunteers with the 2019 Volunteer Leadership Award, a national honor presented in recognition of distinguished service and...
- Jul 18, 2018ACS seeks individuals with a strong personal interest in cancer research
The American Cancer Society is seeking individuals with a strong personal interest in cancer to participate in its research grants peer review process. “Stakeholders” have been an important...
Jul 10, 2018Eliminating socioeconomic disparity could prevent one in four cancer deaths in the United StatesThe American Cancer Society is outlining its vision for cancer control in the decades ahead in a series of articles that begins publishing today. The series of articles forms the basis of a...
Jul 7, 2018Statement from Gary Reedy, CEO, American Cancer SocietyToday, the American Cancer Society and the cancer world lost a true hero, Pat Flynn, a volunteer who worked tirelessly to change the face of cancer forever. Her life’s legacy includes 3...
- Jun 6, 2018Mission: HPV Cancer Free aims to increase vaccination rates among boys and girls to 80%
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is committing to work towards eliminating cervical cancer in the United States in the next 40 years by increasing HPV vaccination rates and continued screening....
- Apr 26, 2018
ATLANTA – April 26, 2018 – Margaret McCaffery has been elected as the newest member of the American Cancer Society Board of Directors. Her term began on April 18, 2018. McCaffery devotes her...
- Apr 24, 2018The ‘Smoothies With A Purpose’ brand proudly supports the American Cancer Society
NEW ORLEANS (April 24, 2018) – Smoothie King, the leading smoothie brand committed to inspiring guests to live a healthy and active lifestyle with more than 900 locations worldwide, has...
Apr 2, 2018First of two cycles for 2018 funds 110 grants totaling more than $47 million to researchers at 72 institutions nationwideThe American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for 110 grants totaling $47,624,000 to...
- Feb 27, 2018Coach who led Badgers to the Final Four in 2014 and 2015 Creates Research Fund and Issues Challenge to Wisconsin Community; Fundraising Gala on April 7 in Madison
Madison, WI – February 27, 2018 – Former University of Wisconsin-Madison men’s basketball coaching legend Bo Ryan and wife Kelly Ryan have created the ‘Coaches vs. Cancer Bo Ryan – Jay...
- Feb 21, 2018
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is partnering with the Atlanta-based Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI) to more rapidly bring groundbreaking research from the lab to the clinic.
- Feb 14, 2018
A new grant program supports early career clinicians aiming to become clinician scientists.
- Jan 25, 2018Statement from the American Cancer Society
This week the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine (NAS) released its comprehensive new report, Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes. The report acknowledges continuing...
Jan 4, 2018Nearly 2.4 million fewer deaths as a result of dropping ratesThe cancer death rate dropped 1.7% from 2014 to 2015, continuing a drop that began in 1991 and has reached 26%, resulting in nearly 2.4 million fewer cancer deaths during that time. The data is...
Dec 11, 2017Former NFL Player Christ Draft is Keynote SpeakerDecember 11, 2017– The National Lung Cancer Roundtable holds its inaugural meeting on December 11-12, 2017 in Bethesda, Md., the first major meeting for a new nationwide coalition of...
Nov 30, 2017Centers Receiving American Cancer Society CHANGE Grants Show Greater Increase in ScreeningA new study suggests that an American Cancer Society program has been effective in promoting improvements in colorectal cancer screening rates in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). The...
- Nov 20, 2017Statement of the American Cancer Society and other groups
Statement of the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, National African American Tobacco Prevention Network and the...