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The American Cancer Society is proud to hold the 2022 ACS-Jiler Professors and Fellows Conference, with support from The Harry and Elsa Jiler Memorial Fund.

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...

WASHINGTON, DC - Oct. 24, 2022 – The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the White House unite to launch the ACS National Breast Cancer Roundtable and the ACS National Roundtable on Cervical...

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.

The American Cancer Society has approved funding for 89 new Extramural Discovery Science research grants totaling $54.3 million

Through the “Crucial Catch: Intercept Cancer” initiative, the American Cancer Society and the National Football League (NFL) have teamed up to fight cancer and save...

Dr. Karen Knudsen, Chief Executive Officer at the American Cancer Society: “Preventive cancer screenings are the best and most trusted way to save lives. That’s why the American Cancer Society...

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michele Money-Carson, Michele.Money-Carson@cancer.org Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD, was one of three scientists to be awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry earlier...

While breast cancer death rates dropped by 43% from 1989 to 2020, Black women continue to be 40% more likely to die from the disease despite lower incidence. These findings are outlined in the latest edition of American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Statistics, 2022, published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians alongside its consumer-friendly companion, Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2022-2024.