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ATLANTA -- IBM and the American Cancer Society today announced a partnership to create the first advisor for people fighting cancer, powered by Watson cognitive computing. The initiative,...
Atlanta, GA – April 4, 2016 – University of South Carolina Basketball Coach Frank Martin has received the 2016 Champion Award, a prestigious national honor recognizing leadership in helping to...
ATLANTA – April 1, 2016– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for 103 research...
March 29, 2016 – “We know that in order to save more lives we need to drastically increase colon cancer screening rates among Hispanics. The question is, how do we help make that happen?”,...
ATLANTA – March 28, 2016–Combustible tobacco cigarettes cost less to purchase than equivalent amounts of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in 44 of 45 countries sampled around the world,...
March 24, 2016 – The Merck Foundation (the Foundation) and the American Cancer Society announced today that the Foundation provided a grant of $1.58 million over four years to the Society to...
March 22, 2016–A new American Cancer Society guideline provides clinicians with recommendations on key areas of clinical follow-up care for survivors of head and neck cancer, a growing...
Atlanta, GA – March 3, 2016 – The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), an organization co-founded by the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
February 22, 2016– A new report outlines substantial progress in reducing the mortality gap between blacks and whites for some cancers, while the gap has widened or remained level for two...
Atlanta, GA – February 3, 2016 – The American Cancer Society (ACS) has launched a new initiative, “Fund the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers”, to raise funds for cutting-edge research...
Today, National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Centers across the country issued a consensus statement urging action to increase vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV). The American...
January 26, 2016—A new report estimates there were 4.3 million new cancer cases and more than 2.8 million cancer deaths in China in 2015, with lung cancer the most common cancer and the leading...
ATLANTA – January 25, 2016– A pilot study finds that using smartphone reminders to prompt people to get moving may help reduce sedentary behavior. The study was supported by the American...
Atlanta, GA – January 22, 2016 – More than 4,000 basketball coaches from across the country will lace up for the fight against cancer during the American Cancer Society Coaches vs. Cancer...
Atlanta, GA – January 22, 2016 – The American Cancer Society is teaming up with Shoe Carnival and Princess Lacey’s Legacy to fight cancer during the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and...
Washington, D.C. – January 19, 2016 – As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the burden of cancer in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs), the American Cancer Society (ACS) will launch the...
Atlanta, GA – January 15, 2016 – The American Cancer Society recognized two outstanding individuals with the Volunteer Leadership Award, a prestigious national honor for volunteers with...
Atlanta, GA – January 15, 2016 – The American Cancer Society recognized Marcia M. Grant, RN, PhD, FAAN, with the 2016 American Cancer Society Trish Greene Quality of Life Award, a prestigious...
Atlanta, GA – January 15, 2016 – The American Cancer Society recognized ten outstanding individuals with the American Cancer Society Lane W. Adams Quality of Life Award, a prestigious national...
ATLANTA-January 14, 2016—A new report describes cancer among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs), and reports striking variation in the cancer burden within this...
January 14, 2016—The American Cancer Society has launched a new web tool to make it easier for reporters, the public, and those involved in the cancer fight to find and share cancer statistics....
American Cancer Society Responds to Final USPSTF Recommendation for Breast Cancer Screening January 11, 2016—The updated USPSTF recommendation has once again confirmed the value of screening...
January 7, 2016– Steady reductions in smoking combined with advances in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment have resulted in a 23% drop in the cancer death rate since its peak in...
Atlanta, GA (January 4, 2016) – The American Cancer Society announced the election of five new members including F. Daniel Armstrong, PhD, of Miami, Florida; Leeann Chau Dang, of San Francisco,...
December 26, 2016—Survivors of cancer pay thousands of dollars in excess medical expenditures every year, with the excess financial burden varying by age and cancer site, according to a new...