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Dec 29, 2024WASHINGTON, DC – December 29, 2024 – The American Cancer Society joins the nation in mourning the loss of former president Jimmy Carter. President Carter passed away today after receiving home...
Dec 19, 2024The report by American Cancer Society researchers could help accelerate equitable advancements against premature deathATLANTA, December 19, 2024 — A new study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers shows disparities in mortality from 10 leading causes of death by county-level poverty widened during...
Dec 16, 2024American Cancer Society showcases key studies to help prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancerATLANTA, December 16, 2024 – Scientists at the American Cancer Society (ACS) continued to set the standard for research excellence and innovation in 2024. Important discoveries, including...
Dec 11, 2024American Cancer Society researchers call it a “global phenomenon” and stress increasing awareness and prevention to help reverse this trend in colorectal cancer ratesATLANTA, December 11, 2024 — A new study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers shows that early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates are rising in 27 of 50...
Dec 11, 2024American Cancer Society researchers stress the need to improve early detection and treatment services to help reduce the burden of the disease in these countriesATLANTA, December 11, 2024 — A new study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers shows prostate cancer incidence rates increased in 11 of 50 countries, mostly located in Africa, Asia,...
Dec 3, 2024To support the Biden Cancer Moonshot, the expansion of ACS LION™ aims to ensure more patients can gain access to potentially life-saving treatments and resourcesATLANTA, GA, December 3, 2024 – In support of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative, the American Cancer Society (ACS) will offer a first-of-its-kind Clinical Trials Navigation...
Nov 21, 2024While youth tobacco use broadly has hit a 25-year low in the U.S., over two million young people continue to use these deadly productsATLANTA, GA, November 21, 2024 – During this year’s American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Great American Smokeout® on November 21, ACS and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS...
Nov 6, 2024The biennial ACS-sponsored meeting focuses on groundbreaking research & preparing future leadersATLANTA, November 6, 2024 — The American Cancer Society (ACS) is proud to hold the 2024 ACS-Jiler Professors and Fellows Conference in Tucson, Arizona, November 7-10, 2024. More than 100 cancer...
Oct 30, 2024American Cancer Society researchers stress the need for expanding health insurance coverage in all populationsATLANTA, October 30, 2024 — A new, large study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers found that lack of health insurance coverage accounts for a significant proportion of racial and...
Oct 29, 2024Coaches vs. Cancer program has raised over $167 million since 1993KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society have extended a partnership to continue the two organizations’ widely celebrated collaboration...