Press Releases
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Oct 4, 2018New data highlight high prostate and colorectal cancer burden among men in Puerto RicoOctober 4, 2018– The cancer burden in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory with a 99% Hispanic population, is substantially different from that of Hispanics in the continental U.S., according to Cancer...
Oct 2, 2018Biggest burden is among males, whites, and privately insuredOctober 2, 2018, – Nearly 14 million additional adolescents (11-12 years of age) beyond those who will be vaccinated based on current rates will need to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV)...
Oct 1, 2018Nation’s largest non-government, not-for-profit cancer research funder awards 74 grants totaling more than $39 million in second of two 2018 cyclesATLANTA – October 1, 2018– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for 74 research...
Oct 1, 2018As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins, the American Cancer Society says remarkable progress against the disease should not obscure the significant challenges remaining. The Facts:...
Sep 25, 2018The American Cancer Society will release the second edition of What to Eat During Cancer Treatment on Oct. 1. This new cookbook provides more than 130 simple, easy-to-prepare recipes along with...
Sep 4, 2018Funds and intellectual support aim to help speed medical devices and technology to marketSeptember 4, 2018—The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI) have selected the first project to be funded under a recently launched partnership to...
Aug 29, 2018August 29, 2018--The American Cancer Society has hired Bob Crutchfield as the managing director of BrightEdge Ventures. The American Cancer Society (ACS), the largest private, not-for-profit...
- Aug 27, 2018
ATLANTA – August 27, 2018 – Professor Barbara Ann Given, Ph.D., MSN, BSN has been honored with the 2019 American Cancer Society Trish Greene Quality of Life Award, a national honor presented...
- Aug 27, 2018
ATLANTA – August 27, 2018 – The American Cancer Society recognizes six outstanding individuals with the 2019 Lane Adams Quality of Life Award, a national honor for leadership in serving the...
Aug 16, 2018August 16, 2018—A new study suggests that long-term exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) death in adulthood. The study...