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Jul 3, 2019New analysis identifies which cancers and which states are associated with the greatest costCancer took more than 8.7 million years of life and $94.4 billion in lost earnings among people ages 16 to 84 in the United States in 2015. The calculation comes from a new report by American...
Jun 20, 2019One in six survivors reported pain restricting daily functioningA new report finds about one in three cancer survivors (34.6%) reported having chronic pain, representing nearly 5.4 million cancer survivors in the United States. The report, appearing as a...
Jun 14, 2019Award caps off golf event to benefit the American Cancer Society and St. Baldrick’s FoundationUniversity of North Carolina Men’s Basketball head coach Roy Williams has been awarded the 2019 Circle of Honor Award, a prestigious national honor within the Coaches vs. Cancer® program. The...
Jun 13, 2019Four multidisciplinary teams to be funded to study survivorshipIn a new collaboration, the American Cancer Society and Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance have joined forces to fund multidisciplinary research projects to explore new ways of detecting, treating,...
Jun 13, 2019Study suggests the notion of higher triple-negative breast cancer incidence among black women is not generalizableA new study finds substantial variation in the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer among black women with breast cancer by birthplace in the United States. The prevalence of...
Jun 11, 2019Growing and aging population will increase cancer survivor count despite trends in incidenceThere were more than 16.9 million Americans with a history of cancer on January 1, 2019, a number that is projected to reach more than 22.1 million by 2030 based on the growth and aging of the...
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Jun 11, 2019Grant to fund expansion of cancer NGO capacity building efforts globally
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has received a grant from EMD Serono Inc., the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in the U.S. and Canada, to improve data management for its...
Jun 4, 2019Statement from Gary Reedy, chief executive officer."Dr. Lynch was a true pioneer in the study of inherited genomic risk...."
May 29, 2019Surprising finding suggests obesity epidemic may not fully explain increasing ratesEarly-onset colorectal cancer –cancer occurring before age 50—is rising most rapidly in Western states, where healthy behaviors are prominent, according to a new study. The authors of the...
May 28, 2019Two local foundations have committed to support the American Cancer Society with lead gifts for the renovation and expansion of the Winn-Dixie Hope Lodge of Atlanta, located on the edge of Emory...
May 28, 2019Gary Reedy, chief executive officer, on the death of LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., MD, FACS, former president and Honorary Life Member of the American Cancer Society.
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May 23, 2019Star NCAA coaches, Sanford Health team for signature Coaches vs. Cancer event
Coach Lon Kruger has reached a major milestone in philanthropy. In 2008, Las Vegas wasn’t yet home to the NHL, NFL or a myriad of college championships. However, Lon Kruger and fellow NCAA...
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May 23, 2019
Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) is partnering with the American Cancer Society for the third consecutive year on a nationwide initiative to promote sun safety measures and educate baseball fans...
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May 22, 2019$1.99 Million Grant Supports Patient Navigation Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa
The Merck Foundation has awarded a $1.99 million, five-year grant to ACS to improve support and access to care for people living with cancer in low-and-middle-income countries
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May 22, 2019Extending rates to non-expansion states would have led to 355,184 additional screenings
A new study examining Medicaid expansion and cancer screening finds that the five states and District of Columbia that first adopted Medicaid expansion saw larger increases in colorectal cancer...
May 8, 2019Mortality goal based on applying outcomes among healthier segments to entire populationThe American Cancer Society has set a challenge goal to reduce overall cancer mortality 40% between 2015 and 2035, a goal set by applying favorable cancer mortality trends among college graduates...
May 7, 2019Offering cancer patients free lodging while traveling for treatmentThe American Cancer Society broke ground today on a Hope Lodge facility in Dallas, offering cancer patients and their caregivers a home away from home while traveling to receive care from any of...
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May 2, 2019Study: 137 million adults in the United States suffered medical financial hardship in 2015/2017
A new study by American Cancer Society researchers finds medical financial hardship is very common among people in the United States, with more than half reporting problems with affordability,...
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Apr 18, 2019Convertible note financing of Castle Biosciences, an innovator in skin-cancer diagnostics, is first investment for BrightEdge
Castle Biosciences, Inc. and the American Cancer Society's newly formed philanthropic fund, BrightEdge, today announced that the fund's participation in a convertible note financing of Castle...
Apr 17, 2019Changing trends underscore importance of HPV prevention and early detection effortsA new study reports that a type of cervical cancer that is less amenable to Pap testing is increasing in several subpopulations of women, pointing to the growing importance of human papillomavirus...
Apr 15, 2019American Cancer Society study highlights need to better identify who may not benefit from aggressive treatmentSome patients who died within one month of being newly diagnosed with metastatic cancer in the United States received ineffective surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and hormonal therapy according...
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Apr 11, 2019American Cancer Society to become National Featured Charity of Six West Coast Events
The American Cancer Society and Motiv announced a new collaboration to empower endurance athletes of all abilities to take a more proactive role in improving their personal health and helping to...
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Apr 8, 2019Penn State's Pat Chambers, Youth Official Lou Levine and Hickory Christian Academy's Gary Bowne honored for their impact on the fight against cancer
Two coaches and a youth basketball official are being honored by the American Cancer Society for their work to fund the fight against cancer. Penn State University head basketball coach Pat...
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Apr 3, 2019Socioeconomic status, educational attainment consistently linked to higher risk, lower prevention
The latest edition of the American Cancer Society’s review on recent cancer prevention and early detection efforts in the United States finds there’s a long way to go in fully adopting...
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Apr 1, 2019American Cancer Society Initiative Offers Companies and Customers New Ways to Fight Cancer From Every Angle
A new American Cancer Society initiative is aiming to bring businesses and their customers together in the common goal of fighting cancer. Together vs. Cancer convenes companies across the country...