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Apr 18, 2019Convertible note financing of Castle Biosciences, an innovator in skin-cancer diagnostics, is first investment for BrightEdgeCastle 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Apr 1, 2019Nation’s largest non-government, not-for-profit cancer research funder awards 93 grants totaling more than $40 million in first of two cycles for 2019
The American Cancer Society approves funding for 93 research and training grants totaling more than $40 million in first of two cycles for 2019.
- Mar 25, 2019
For those who get the least amount of physical activity, replacing a half hour of sitting time with physical activity was associated with up to a nearly 50% reduction in mortality, according to a...
- Mar 8, 2019Proceedings from an American Cancer Society–American Society of Clinical Oncology Summit
A new approach to cancer follow-up cancer is needed to meet the needs of the growing population of cancer survivors in the United States while addressing provider shortages and rising costs,...
- Feb 25, 2019Change makers, thought leaders, and celebrities join forces to raise awareness at March event in Atlanta
The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC), and the American Cancer Society will join forces during...
- Feb 20, 2019Latest in American Cancer Society series outlining blueprint for cancer control
A new report says without a national investment and commitment to transforming health care delivery in the United States, many people will not benefit from the substantial progress in reducing the...
- Feb 19, 2019Award honors individuals and organizations contributing to fight against colorectal cancer
ATLANTA – Feb. 19, 2019 –The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), an organization co-founded by the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
Feb 14, 2019More rapid declines among black Americans narrow historical disparitiesAlthough African Americans still bear a disproportionate share of the cancer burden, a new report finds the black-white gap has closed considerably over the past several decades. Cancer Statistics...
- Feb 7, 2019Groundbreaking partnership aims to raise $11 million to fund the most innovative and cutting-edge research
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charitable funder of childhood cancer research grants, and the American Cancer Society (ACS), a health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer,...
Feb 4, 2019Millennials have about double the risk of some cancers compared to Baby Boomers at same ageA new study finds rates are increasing for six of 12 cancers related to obesity in younger adults in the United States, with steeper increases in progressively younger ages and successively...
Jan 8, 2019Racial gap narrowing while socioeconomic inequalities widenA steady, 25-year decline has resulted in a 27% drop in the overall cancer death rate in the United States, translating to approximately 2.6 million fewer cancer deaths between 1991 and 2016. The...
- Jan 7, 2019
The American Cancer Society (ACS) welcomes a new global ambassador, actress Vanessa Hudgens, who is participating in an exclusive Super Bowl LIII weekend package to raise critical funds to fight...
Dec 27, 2018Cancers related to body weight twice as predominant in women than in menA new study looking at the share of cancers related to obesity finds an at least 1.5-fold difference between states with the highest and lowest proportions. The proportion of cancer cases that...
Dec 12, 2018Prevalence has increased rapidly in most countries across all population groupsPolicies, economic systems, and marketing practices that promote the consumption of energy-dense, nutrient-poor food, changing behavioral patterns that couple high total energy intake with...
- Dec 10, 2018
The American Cancer Society welcomes newly elected members and key officer leadership positions to the Board of Directors, with all terms beginning on Jan. 1, 2019. "We are pleased to announce all...
Dec 1, 2018The American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network join the nation and the world in mourning the passing and celebrating the life of President George H.W. Bush.
Nov 19, 2018Latest installment in ACS’s blueprint for cancer controlCancer screening has contributed substantially to reduced incidence, morbidity, and mortality, but issues like access and quality care and have kept screening from fulfilling its full...
Nov 16, 2018A large American Cancer Society study links social isolation with a higher risk of death from all causes combined and heart disease for all races studied, and with increased cancer mortality in...
Nov 13, 2018November 13, 2018 (New York, USA) – Hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans continue to die every year from tobacco-related disease, according to the American Cancer Society and Vital...