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The American Cancer Society announces the launch of a collaboration with eBay to provide an online presence for its Discovery Shop program with 100-percent of the proceeds benefiting the American...
More than 2,000 individuals across the country have accepted the challenge to be a part of the American Cancer Society's Real Men Wear Pink campaign. Real Men Wear Pink is a distinguished group of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eight public health and medical groups and several individual pediatricians today filed suit in federal court in Boston to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...
The American Cancer Society released The New Healthy Eating Cookbook, Fourth Edition, which offers more than 120 all-new, easy-to-make recipes. Written for cooks of all levels, this book is for...
ATLANTA – October 3, 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 87 research...
The Personal Care Products Council Foundation and the American Cancer Society announced today the details for the 32nd annual DreamBall, to be held on Wednesday, September 28 at Cipriani, 42nd...
The American Cancer Society today announced the launch of a new initiative, "A House United to Tackle Pediatric Cancer™" in collaboration with Atlanta-based charity Curing Kids Cancer. The...
The American Cancer Society today announced the launch of a new initiative, "A House United to Tackle Pediatric Cancer™" in collaboration with Atlanta-based charity Curing Kids Cancer. The...
In collaboration with Curing Kids Cancer, the American Cancer Society today announced the launch of a new initiative, A House United to Tackle Pediatric Cancer™. The program targets college...
Atlanta –September 8, 2016 – A first of its kind joint report today from the American Cancer Society and Alliance for Childhood Cancer compiles the latest information related to pediatric...
Washington, D.C.—September 7, 2016—Today the National Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel released its recommendations aimed at accelerating cancer research in the next five years. The report...
ATLANTA--September 1, 2016--American Cancer Society Chief Executive Officer Gary M. Reedy released the following statement in response to a new study that found most adults believe pharmacies...
The American Cancer Society today announced the publication of Breast Cancer Clear & Simple, Second Edition: All Your Questions Answered, an engaging, question-and-answer book written to help...
While a majority of states are still missing important opportunities to pass and implement legislative solutions proven to prevent and fight cancer, there is progress being made to move the nation...
ATLANTA – July 25, 2016—The American Cancer Society is seeking individuals with a strong personal interest in cancer to participate in its research grants peer review process....
ATLANTA –July 19, 2016–The American Cancer Society (ACS) has endorsed HPV vaccination recommendations from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the principal source...
Atlanta –July 11, 2016 – Public health groups and advocates are celebrating a landmark victory as Fairfield Community Health Center (FCHC) in Lancaster and Baltimore, OH, has become the...
ATLANTA – Living a healthy lifestyle can help reduce your risk of colorectal cancer, but regular screening is also important. Testing using any one of a variety of methods can help find...
Atlanta, GA – June 28, 2016 – The American Cancer Society, the largest private, not-for-profit funder of cancer research, is announcing a goal to double its annual funding for research by...
ATLANTA (June 16, 2016) – More than 450 cancer experts are gathering in Washington, DC, this week to address current and emerging cancer survivorship care, including how key trends are shaping...
Below is a statement from Durado Brooks, MD, MPH, Managing Director of Cancer Control Intervention, Prevention and Early Detection for the American Cancer Society in response to updated colorectal...
Atlanta, GA – June 6, 2016 – Syracuse University Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim will be presented with the 2016 Circle of Honor Award on Sunday, June 12 at the 17th annual Coaches vs....
ATLANTA – June 2, 2016 –There were more than 15.5 million Americans with a history of cancer as of January 1, 2016, a number that is projected to reach more than 20 million by 2026. That’s...
The U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) has released partial results from an animal study of the effect of radiofrequency radiation associated with cell phones. The group found radiofrequency...
ATLANTA (May 23, 2016) – On Sunday, June 5, thousands of people in communities across the country and around the world will hold celebrations to honor cancer survivors and celebrate life on the 29th
ATLANTA -- May 23, 2016 -- The American Cancer Society is teaming up with Rugged Maniac, one of the largest obstacle race series in North America, to raise awareness and funds to help the Society...
May 17, 2016 –A new study finds HIV-infected patients with cancer in the United States appear to be less likely to receive cancer treatment, regardless of insurance and other existing health...
LAS VEGAS, NV – May 16, 2016 – College basketball coaches from across the nation will team up May 22-24 for the American Cancer Society’s 9th annual Coaches vs. Cancer Las Vegas Golf Classic...
ATLANTA – May 13, 2016 –A new report assesses how the nation fared against the ambitious challenge goal set by the American Cancer Society to reduce the cancer death rates by 50% over 25 years...
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and CVS Health today announced a three-year, $3.6 million initiative to provide grants to 125 institutions of higher learning to help accelerate and expand the...
ATLANTA – April 28, 2016 –A new report finds a statistically-significant, positive association between high levels of residential radon and the risk of hematologic (blood) cancer in women. The...
April 13, 2016–While use of the standard therapy leading to the best outcome against locally advanced rectal cancer has increased over the past decade, only half of patients currently receive...
WASHINGTON DC – April 11, 2016 – Sharon Howard of Kansas City, Missouri; Hans Kalset of Potomac, Maryland; and Victoria Littlefield of Pittston, Maine, joined an elite group of volunteers...
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...
December 16, 2015- The American Cancer Society has selected Dr. Andras Heczey of Texas Children’s Cancer Center as the recipient of a four-year grant funded by TODAY Show viewers through its...
December 11, 2015– A new report calls attention to cancer in people with mental illness, suggesting that healthcare system and societal factors are just as critical as individual lifestyle...
December 7, 2015–A new breast cancer survivorship care guideline created by the American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology provides guidance to primary care and other...
ATLANTA (December 3, 2015) – Jay Ferro, chief information officer for the American Cancer Society, was recently honored by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association with its 2015 Georgia CIO of the...
ATLANTA – (November 30, 2015) – Sharon Byers has been named chief development officer of the American Cancer Society. In her new role, Byers will provide leadership to grow the fundraising...
November 16, 2015–Every year since 1976, the third Thursday in November marks the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout, a day when smokers are encouraged to quit for the day and...
The American Cancer Society today launched a video series highlighting the unmet access to care needs of thousands associated with cancer treatment. The videos showcase the Society's Hope Lodge,...
ATLANTA, November 5, 2015 – The American Cancer Society helped usher in the innovators of tomorrow as a presenting sponsor of the fifth annual WSJ.Magazine’s Innovator Awards held Nov. 4 at...
ATLANTA Nov. 5, 2015 – Today, the American Cancer Society unveiled a new public awareness campaign, Advantage Humans™, that puts people – and the collective power of our humanity – at the...
ATLANTA -- An estimated 1.6 million Americans will be diagnosed with some type of cancer this year, and thousands will travel away from home for treatment. Extended Stay America (ESA) -- the...
November 3, 2015–Standing for at least one-quarter of the day has been linked to lower odds of obesity in a new study led by the American Cancer Society in collaboration with The Cooper...
October 29, 2015– Breast cancer rates among African American women in the United States have continued to increase, converging with rates among white women and closing a gap that had existed for...
October 20, 2015–An updated breast cancer screening guideline from the American Cancer Society recommends that women at average risk start regular annual screening using mammography at age 45...
ATLANTA – October 19, 2015–American Cancer Society Chief Medical Officer, Otis Webb Brawley, MD, MACP, FASCO, FACE has been elected to the 2015 Class of the National Academy of Medicine, one...
ATLANTA – October 8, 2015– A new study finds tobacco users would pay more for a health insurance plan from the Affordable Care Act exchanges than non-tobacco users in nearly every county of...
ATLANTA (October 8, 2015) – As part of 2015 Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the American Cancer Society and the National Football League will continue their partnership in the fight...
October 1, 2015–The rising cost of treating and caring for a growing number of cancer patients threatens economic development in low and middle income countries (LMICs), making prevention a key...
ATLANTA – October 1, 2015– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for 77 research...
Washington, DC (October 1, 2015) – The American Cancer Society has bestowed its highest honor on four individuals and one foundation during the Society’s 2015 Medal of Honor ceremony and...
September 17, 2015–In one of the first studies of its kind, a new report finds a large majority of breast cancers in Cote d’Ivoire and Republic of Congo are detected only after they’ve...
While cancer is the second leading cause of death overall in the United States, it remains the leading cause of death among U.S. Hispanics. The finding comes from “Cancer Statistics for...
ATLANTA (September 15, 2015) -- The American Cancer Society is honoring 23 companies with the 2015 Excellence in Philanthropy award for their generous support of the Society’s efforts to...
September 10, 2015– A new study finds breast cancer incidence and death rates are increasing in several low and middle income countries, even as death rates have declined in most high income...
Sept. 8, 2015–New American Cancer Society Cancer Survivorship Care guidelines released today provide primary care clinicians with recommendations for providing comprehensive care to the...
September 2, 2015 – The number of men with breast cancer who undergo surgery to remove the unaffected breast has risen sharply, according to a new report by American Cancer Society and Dana...
On Friday, October 2, employees at thousands of companies nationwide will celebrate Lee National Denim Day by wearing jeans to work in exchange for a $5 donation to support the American Cancer...
ATLANTA – August 31, 2015 – Two in three survivors of childhood cancer endure debilitating side effects and late effects from their cancer treatment that cause significant suffering throughout...
ATLANTA – August 24, 2015–Patients who have to travel farther to appointments are less likely to receive adjuvant chemotherapy (given after surgery to reduce the chance of the cancer...
August 18, 2015 - The American Cancer Society and MyLifeLine.org Cancer Foundation (MyLifeLine.org) are pleased to announce a new partnership to provide social and emotional support services to...
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has released a brief statement saying he has been diagnosed with cancer that has spread to other parts of his body. Below is a statement from Deputy Chief...
August 10, 2015– Cancer death rates vary nearly two-fold when mapped by U.S. congressional district, with rates generally lowest in Mountain states and highest in Appalachia and areas of the...
The first comprehensive study of its kind finds weight cycling, repeated cycles of intentional weight loss followed by regain, was not associated with overall risk of cancer in men or women. The...
A story appearing this week on the blog The Daily Signal lists the American Cancer Society as one of dozens of companies that donate directly to Planned Parenthood. The claim is quickly spreading...
July 21, 2015–If Louisiana, which has some of the highest colon cancer incidence and mortality rates in the nation, had the same risk factors, screening uptake, and survival rates as New Jersey,...
ATLANTA — A cancer diagnosis can be one of the scariest moments of a person’s life. Friends and loved ones want to help, but they may not know what to say or do. In fact, they may be afraid to...
ATLANTA – Pamela Crisp of Fort Worth, Texas; Tami Floyd Fogleman of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Alyssa Hendrix of Seward, Nebraska, joined an elite group of volunteers when they received...
Previously identified associations between TV viewing and a less healthful diet may stem from exposure to advertisements of high calorie foods and ‘distracted eating’ rather than the activity...
ABUJA, NIGERIA (July 16, 2015) – The Federal Ministry of Health and the American Cancer Society today announced the launch of the Pain Free Hospital Initiative (PFHI) Program. PFHI targets large...
July 13, 2015– Spending more leisure time sitting was associated with a higher risk of total cancer risk in women, and specifically with multiple myeloma, breast, and ovarian cancers, according...
July 2, 2015–Cancer survivors who smoke report fewer negative opinions about smoking, have more barriers to quitting, and are around other smokers more often than survivors who had quit before...
June 4, 2015– Screening for colorectal cancer increased in lower socioeconomic status (SES) individuals after 2008, perhaps reflecting the Affordable Care Act’s removal of financial barriers...
ATLANTA (June 1, 2015) – On Sunday, June 7, thousands of people in communities across the country and around the world will hold celebrations to honor cancer survivors and celebrate life on the 28th