Press Releases
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- Aug 8, 2017Rise confined to white population
A new report finds that colorectal cancer mortality rates have increased in adults under 55 since the mid-2000s after falling for decades
Jul 24, 2017Joint statement represents a unified strategy to foster cooperation across the cancer research communityLeading national cancer organizations release a joint position statement to guide the future of cancer health disparities research.
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Jul 20, 2017Award recognizes 23 volunteers across the country for their distinguished service
Atlanta, GA – July 20, 2017 – The American Cancer Society awarded 23 inspirational individuals from across the country the St. George National Award, one of the Society’s most prestigious...
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Jul 17, 2017Grants to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screenings in Five Communities Across the Country
The American Cancer Society has awarded $100,000 in grants to five community health centers across the country to reduce colon cancer disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native populations...
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Jul 6, 2017
July 6, 2017–A new report finds more than half of all cancer deaths in men in 2013 in China and more than a third of those in women were attributable to a group of potentially modifiable risk...
Jun 29, 2017Assessing, addressing depressive symptoms may help prevent decline among vulnerable populationA new report finds cancer caregivers suffer a steady decline in physical health compared to controls, and that symptoms of depression were the only significant predictor of caregivers’ physical...
Jun 29, 2017Grants will fund research aimed at decreasing rare but serious side effects associated with checkpoint inhibitorsA new partnership between the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) will fund much-needed research aimed at decreasing rare but serious, and at times even...
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Jun 20, 2017Market access agreements advance growing ACS-led effort to significantly improve cancer care in six sub-Saharan African countries
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) today announced two separate groundbreaking market access agreements with Pfizer Inc. and Cipla Inc. to expand...
Jun 12, 2017Award honors coaches for their dedication to raising funds and awarenessAtlanta, GA – June 12, 2014 – American Cancer Society honors Temple University basketball coach Fran Dunphy and Saint Joseph’s basketball coach Phil Martelli with the 2017 Circle of Honor...
Jun 11, 2017Below is a statement from Gary M. Reedy, American Cancer Society Chief Executive Officer, on the appointment of Norman Sharpless, M.D., to serve as director of the National Cancer Institute....
