ATLANTA, October 1, 2024 — The American Cancer Society (ACS) today released Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024, the organization’s biennial update on breast cancer occurrence and trends in the...

ATLANTA, 1 de octubre de 2024 — La American Cancer Society (ACS, por sus siglas en inglés) publicó hoy Estadísticas del cáncer de seno, 2024, la actualización bienal de la organización...

Changes in cancer diagnoses and stage distribution during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.

Association of Area-level Broadband and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Guideline-Concordant Care in the U.S.

ACS scientists are presenting research studies at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium

ATLANTA, May 28, 2024 — Scientists from the American Cancer Society (ACS) are presenting important research studies at this year’s annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology...

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows continued cancer underdiagnosis and declines in proportion of early-stage diagnoses nationwide in 2021, the second year of...

American Cancer Society (ACS) scientists continued to lead the nation in research excellence and innovation in 2023. Important discoveries published by the ACS research team will help shape future...

ATLANTA, November 16, 2023 — A new report led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, cancer incidence rates declined for...

ATLANTA, November 9, 2023 — A large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows there were approximately 100,000 fewer cancer surgeries performed during the first months...

ATLANTA, October 28, 2023 — A new study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows state Medicaid expansion status was associated with higher screening for colorectal and breast...

New diagnoses of six major cancer types in the United States fell abruptly in early 2020, coinciding with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings from part 2 of the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found monthly adult cancer diagnoses decreased by half in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 14, 2023 – The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed Calendar Year 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule late yesterday, including coding...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Color Health today announced a partnership that will provide convenient, accessible, and comprehensive cancer prevention and screening solutions for the highest-burden cancers including breast, prostate, lung, cervical, and colorectal for more than 150 million Americans who receive health care through either their employer or union.

ATLANTA, MAY 31, 2023 – The American Cancer Society has announced the launch of 160 projects focused on improving breast, colorectal, cervical and lung cancer screening rates or HPV vaccination...

In a new report, American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers discovered both favorable and unfavorable changes in major cancer risk factors, preventive behaviors and services, and screenings in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows almost three-quarters of a million more adults in the United States, ages 18-29 years, used e-cigarettes between 2019-2021 during the period that spanned the EVALI outbreak (E-cigarette or vaping product use–associated lung injury) and COVID-19 pandemic.

In a new study, American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers discovered deaths with cancer as the underlying or primary cause decreased in the United States during the first year of the pandemic in 2020 compared to 2019, continuing the decreasing trend from prior years. In contrast, mortality rates with cancer as a contributing cause were higher in 2020 compared to 2019, reversing the decreasing trend from prior years.

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.

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.

Overall cancer death rates continued to decline among men, women, children, and adolescents and young adults in every major racial and ethnic group in the United States from 2015 to 2019,...

Según el Informe Anual a la Nación sobre el Estado del Cáncer, las tasas de mortalidad general por cáncer siguen en descenso en los hombres, las mujeres, los niños y los adolescentes y...

New findings by the American Cancer Society show disparities in mortality rates by educational attainment as a measure of socio-economic status considerably increased in 2020 compared to prior years.

From March through December 2020, more than 16,000 cancer deaths were due to complications of COVID-19 in the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society.