Press Releases

In her new role, Mucci will address the alarming negative trends in prostate cancer incidence and disparities by focusing on growing and implementing a new ACS initiative called IMPACT, or “Improving Mortality Toward Prostate Cancer Together”.

On behalf of the nearly 300,000 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commend the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking steps to modernize the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) which will help reduce breast cancer mortality.

The 80% in Every Community National Achievement Awards is a program designed to recognize individuals and organizations who are dedicating their time, talent and expertise to advancing needed initiatives that support the shared goal to reach colorectal screening rates of 80% and higher in communities across the nation.

The study found Black women in Delaware, Missouri, Louisiana, and Mississippi have the highest TNBC incidence rate, more than four times as much, compared to Asian or Pacific Islander women with the lowest rate.

Researchers showed the proportion of individuals in the United States diagnosed with advanced-stage colorectal cancer (CRC) increased from 52% in the mid-2000s to 60% in 2019. In addition, diagnoses of people under 55 years of age doubled from 11% (1 in 10) in 1995 to 20% (1 in 5) in 2019.

La Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer publica las nuevas estadísticas sobre el cáncer colorrectal; los cambios rápidos hacia enfermedades más avanzadas y las personas más jóvenes

According to a new, large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), millions of people in the United States continued to miss critical cancer screening tests during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Continuing their support of increased access to quality care across the cancer continuum, AstraZeneca has committed $2.8 million toward the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Navigation Capacity-Building Initiative Grant Program.

To address the lack of diversity in research environments, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has announced the creation of the American Cancer Society Center for Diversity in Cancer Research Training.

American Cancer Society (ACS) research estimates there are more than 18 million adult survivors of cancer in the United States, and that number is expected to climb to more than 22 million by 2030. Although that’s encouraging news, it also puts increasing numbers of survivors at risk for cardiovascular disease or CVD.