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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 29, 2018Association independent of moderate-vigorous physical activity levelsA new American Cancer Society study links prolonged sitting time with a higher risk of death from all causes, including 14 of 22 measured causes of death and 8 of the 10 most common causes of...
Jun 10, 2018A new study authored by scientists from the American Cancer Society, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the U.S. National Cancer Institute, and more than 20 other medical centers and...
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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....
May 30, 2018Change comes in response to increasing incidence in young and middle-aged populationsAn updated American Cancer Society guideline says colorectal cancer screening should begin at age 45 for people at average risk, based in part on data showing rates of colorectal cancer are...
May 29, 2018A new report from the American Cancer Society provides an overview of ovarian cancer occurrence and mortality data. Ovarian Cancer Statistics, 2018 is published early online in CA: A Cancer...
May 23, 2018A collaborative study between the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute finds rates of lung cancer, historically higher among men than women, have flipped among whites and...
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May 10, 2018American Cancer Society and Melanoma Research Alliance Fund Five Innovative Approaches
As the world marks Melanoma Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) selected the first group of scientists to receive newly established research...
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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...