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  • Apr 8, 2019
    Penn 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, 2019
    Socioeconomic 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, 2019
    American 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, 2019
    Nation’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...