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Nov 6, 2024The biennial ACS-sponsored meeting focuses on groundbreaking research & preparing future leaders
ATLANTA, November 6, 2024 — The American Cancer Society (ACS) is proud to hold the 2024 ACS-Jiler Professors and Fellows Conference in Tucson, Arizona, November 7-10, 2024. More than 100 cancer...
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Oct 30, 2024American Cancer Society researchers stress the need for expanding health insurance coverage in all populations
ATLANTA, October 30, 2024 — A new, large study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers found that lack of health insurance coverage accounts for a significant proportion of racial and...
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Oct 29, 2024Coaches vs. Cancer program has raised over $167 million since 1993
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society have extended a partnership to continue the two organizations’ widely celebrated collaboration...
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Oct 28, 2024ACS Impact Venture Fund (AIVF)’s active portfolio of 16 companies is transforming the fight against cancer through impact investing
BOSTON, Oct. 28, 2024 – BrightEdge LLC, the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) venture capital and impact investment arm, has published its most recent annual report highlighting progress in the...
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Oct 19, 2024
ATLANTA, October 19, 2024- The American Cancer Society responds to an incident at the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk today at Shelby...
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Oct 17, 2024American Cancer Society researchers stress the role of social support in screening utilization
ATLANTA, October 17, 2024 — A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows social support measures were associated with improved cancer screening to varying degrees by...
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Oct 15, 2024
ATLANTA, October 15, 2024 — The Board of Directors at the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced today the appointment of Wayne A. I. Frederick, MD, MBA, as interim chief executive officer of...
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Oct 10, 2024American Cancer Society researchers used innovations in Artificial Intelligence to help highlight financial and social hardship for patients with cancer
ATLANTA, October 10, 2024 — In a new, large comprehensive analysis led by the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers, using a form of Artificial Intelligence (AI), found that more than...
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Oct 9, 2024Prizes given to Drs. Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun, and David Baker who were awarded ACS grants early in their careers
ATLANTA, October 9, 2024 — The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to American scientists Dr. Victor Ambros and Dr. Gary Ruvkun for their work on the discovery of...
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Oct 7, 2024For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society highlights the importance of regular screening and informed decision-making, as dense breast tissue increases breast cancer risk and complicates mammogram detection
ATLANTA, October 7, 2024 – According to the American Cancer Society, roughly 310,720 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, making it the most common cancer in women in the United...
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Oct 1, 2024American Cancer Society researchers also report alarming disparities remain for underserved populations, including Native American women
ATLANTA, October 1, 2024 — The American Cancer Society (ACS) today released Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024, the organization’s biennial update on breast cancer occurrence and trends in the...
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Oct 1, 2024Los investigadores de la American Cancer Society también informan que siguen existiendo inequidades para las poblaciones desatendidas, como las mujeres indígenas americanas.
ATLANTA, 1 de octubre de 2024 — La American Cancer Society (ACS, por sus siglas en inglés) publicó hoy Estadísticas del cáncer de seno, 2024, la actualización bienal de la organización...
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Sep 26, 2024Crucial Catch funds support increasing access to low or no cost cancer screenings in all NFL markets across the country
ATLANTA, September 26, 2024 – Through Crucial Catch, the American Cancer Society and the National Football League (NFL) work together to improve cancer outcomes by educating fans about the...
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Association of county-level medical debt and survival among individuals newly diagnosed with cancer
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Income, wealth, and debt among families with a history of cancer
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Hurricane Disasters and Radiation Treatment Delays among Patients Diagnosed with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Wildfire exposures and in-hospital length of stay following lung cancer surgery
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
The Association of Disability and Medical Financial Hardship among Cancer Survivors in the U.S.
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Association of Area-level Broadband and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Guideline-Concordant Care in the U.S.
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Spillover effects of Medicaid expansion on insurance coverage among low-income older individuals newly diagnosed with cancer
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Associations of Medicaid expansion with stage at diagnosis, timely initiation and receipt of guideline-concordant treatment, and survival among individuals newly diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer.
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Healthcare spending and out-of-pocket burden for working-aged adults after a cancer diagnosis
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Associations of individual and partner incarceration history and receipt of cancer screening in the U.S.
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Changes in cancer diagnoses and stage distribution during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.
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Sep 23, 2024The American Cancer Society led research to be presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Is Federal Housing Assistance Associated with Earlier-Stage Cancer Diagnosis? Evidence from the New SEER-Medicare and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Data Linkage
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Sep 23, 2024
ACS scientists are presenting research studies at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium
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Sep 17, 2024American Cancer Society researchers stress programs to address adverse health effects of mass incarceration are needed to decrease cancer disparities
ATLANTA, September 17, 2024 — A new nationwide study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers finds that higher county-level jail and state-level prison incarceration rates in the United...
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Sep 16, 2024Janus Henderson will donate an amount equal to half of its management fees for all assets under management from the Fund
ATLANTA and DENVER, Sept. 16, 2024 — The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Janus Henderson, a global active asset manager, today announced an innovative partnership to support cancer research,...
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Sep 13, 2024Transformative leader will enter the next phase of her strategy to accelerate progress against cancer
PHILADELPHIA, September 13, 2024 - Following her transformative tenure at the American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), CEO
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Sep 10, 2024The Yosemite-American Cancer Society Award grantees are developing research projects to advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer
ATLANTA and SAN FRANCISCO, September 10, 2024 – The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Yosemite, an oncology-focused venture capital firm, announced the selection of research grants through their...
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Sep 5, 2024
ATLANTA, Sept. 5, 2024 – The American Cancer Society (ACS) announced today the launch of the National Prostate Cancer Roundtable to address the alarming rise in prostate cancer diagnoses. The...
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Sep 5, 2024American Cancer Society survey of nearly 1,200 men aged 45+ in the U.S. reveals gaps in awareness and misconceptions of prostate cancer screening guidelines
ATLANTA, September 5, 2024 – This year, according to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 299,010 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the U.S. and 35,250 men will die from the...
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Aug 21, 2024
Atlanta and Burlingame, Calif., August 21, 2024 – The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Color Health today announced the launch of their new pilot program to provide free at-home colorectal...
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Aug 20, 2024
ATLANTA, August 20, 2024 — The American Cancer Society (ACS) today announced the creation of the Catalyst awards to grant up to $8 million to early-stage investigators and Post Doctoral...
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Jul 31, 2024American Cancer Society researchers stress the need for interventions to address the rising burden of early-onset cancers in younger generations
ATLANTA, July 31, 2024 — A new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) suggests incidence rates continued to rise in successively younger generations in 17 of the 34...
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Jul 30, 2024
ATLANTA, July 30, 2024 – Transitioning from the carefree ease of summer to the organized, and often hectic, back-to-school schedule can lead to overlooking some essential health needs. To help...
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Jul 11, 2024
ATLANTA, July 11, 2024 — Today the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced a new collaboration with Trial Library, Inc., and the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium (PCCTC) to support a...
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Jul 11, 2024American Cancer Society researchers stress the need for broad and equitable implementation of known preventive initiatives to reduce the risk of cancer
ATLANTA, July 11, 2024 — A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) finds four in 10 cancer cases and about one-half of all cancer deaths in adults 30 years old and...
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Jun 25, 2024
BOSTON, June 25, 2024 — The American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and Cancer Research UK are holding its first annual conference on cancer prevention research, June 25-27, in...
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Jun 13, 2024
ATLANTA, June 13, 2024 — A new large population-based pilot study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the National Cancer Institute shows cost discussions were...
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Jun 10, 2024American Cancer Society researchers stress initiatives to expand access to healthcare and screening facilities to improve early detection and treatment for lung cancer
ATLANTA, June 10, 2024 — A new study led by American Cancer Society researchers shows less than one-in-five eligible individuals in the United States were up-to-date with recommended...
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Jun 1, 2024Collaboration advances Cancer Moonshot call to empower patients, reduce duplication
CHICAGO, June 1, 2024 – The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today announced an expanded...
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May 31, 2024For the start of Pride month in June, the ACS report highlights critical issues concerning cancer prevention, treatment and care for this population
ATLANTA, May 31, 2024 — In a first-of-its-kind study, the American Cancer Society (ACS) today released “Cancer in People who Identify as...
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May 28, 2024
ATLANTA, May 28, 2024 — Scientists from the American Cancer Society (ACS) are presenting important research studies at this year’s annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology...
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May 28, 2024
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows despite considerable growth in early palliative care (PC) use, utilization among patients with advanced cancer remained...
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May 28, 2024
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows continued cancer underdiagnosis and declines in proportion of early-stage diagnoses nationwide in 2021, the second year of...
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May 28, 2024
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows that older adult cancer survivors with excess body weight at the time of their first cancer diagnosis are at higher risk...
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May 28, 2024
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows increased disparities in survival by health insurance status among individuals newly diagnosed with advanced cancers in...
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May 28, 2024
A new, large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows adults sticking to an exercise program of 15 or more metabolic equivalent hours (MET) of physical activity per week...
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May 23, 2024Nation's largest non-government, non-profit funder of cancer research also announces recipients of the ACS Research Professor Award and ACS IMPACT Research Professorship Award
ATLANTA, May 23, 2024 – The American Cancer Society (ACS), the largest non-government, non-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for $28 million in...