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  • May 18, 2020
    Commentary says fighting effects of fossil fuels consistent with goal of eradicating cancer

    Climate change threatens prospects for further progress in cancer prevention and control, increasing exposure to cancer risk factors and impacting access to cancer care, according to a new...

  • May 8, 2020

    A survey of American Cancer Society grantees finds more than half report their cancer research has been halted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Cancer Society reached out to all...

  • Apr 6, 2020
    Peer review council met virtually to keep cancer research funding moving in first of two cycles for 2020

    The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for 79 research and training grants totaling...

  • Jan 8, 2020
    Drop of 2.2% from 2016 to 2017 is largest ever reported

    The cancer death rate declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year drop in cancer mortality ever reported. The news comes from Cancer...

  • Dec 4, 2019
    Grant seeks to support patient-centric research through funding and access to real-world oncology datasets

    The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Flatiron Health today announced the launch of the American Cancer Society & Flatiron Health Real-World Data Impact Award. This joint grant-making program...

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