Latest news from American Cancer Society (ACS) on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/acs-research-finds-lack-of-health-insurance-coverage-contributes-to-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-advanced-stage-diagnosis-of-multiple-cancers/?sc=rsin /articles/acs-research-finds-lack-of-health-insurance-coverage-contributes-to-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-advanced-stage-diagnosis-of-multiple-cancers/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:00:00 EST 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 ethnic disparities in advanced-stage diagnosis of multiple cancers. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/one-third-of-cancer-related-crowdfunding-campaigns-share-medical-financial-hardship-and-health-related-social-needs-new-research-shows/?sc=rsin /articles/one-third-of-cancer-related-crowdfunding-campaigns-share-medical-financial-hardship-and-health-related-social-needs-new-research-shows/?sc=rsin Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:00:00 EST 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 one-third of fundraising stories on the GoFundMe crowdfunding platform in the United States explicitly shared experiences of medical financial hardships and health-related social needs American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/new-acs-report-breast-cancer-mortality-continues-three-decade-decline-overall-but-steeper-increases-in-incidence-for-women-50-asian-american-pacific-islanders-of-all-ages/?sc=rsin /articles/new-acs-report-breast-cancer-mortality-continues-three-decade-decline-overall-but-steeper-increases-in-incidence-for-women-50-asian-american-pacific-islanders-of-all-ages/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Oct 2024 08:00:00 EST The American Cancer Society (ACS) today released Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024, the organization's biennial update on breast cancer occurrence and trends in the United States. The new report finds breast cancer mortality rates overall have dropped by 44% since 1989, averting approximately 517,900 breast cancer deaths. However, not all women have benefited from this progress, notably American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women, whose rates have remained unchanged over the past three decades American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/latest-data-shows-decreases-in-cancer-diagnoses-and-early-stage-disease-continued-in-second-year-of-covid-19-pandemic/?sc=rsin /articles/latest-data-shows-decreases-in-cancer-diagnoses-and-early-stage-disease-continued-in-second-year-of-covid-19-pandemic/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:00:27 EST Using newly released cancer surveillance data, researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found decreases in cancer diagnoses and proportion of early-stage diagnoses continued in 2021 in the United States during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The proportion of late-stage diagnoses was lower in 2021 than in 2020, but has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. The findings will be presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in San Francisco, September 27 - 28, 2024. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/families-with-a-history-of-cancer-face-various-types-of-debt-even-years-after-diagnosis-according-to-new-findings/?sc=rsin /articles/families-with-a-history-of-cancer-face-various-types-of-debt-even-years-after-diagnosis-according-to-new-findings/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:00:00 EST Patients diagnosed with major diseases, including cancer, often experience financial hardship due to high out-of-pocket medical costs in the United States. However, little is known about changes in income, wealth, and debt before and after major disease diagnoses. New data by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows these families face various new types of debts, especially medical debt, after diagnoses. Moreover, newly diagnosed with cancer is associated with an increased likelihood of experiencing medical debt. The findings will be presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in San Francisco, September 27 - 28, 2024. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/hurricane-disasters-impact-treatment-and-care-for-certain-lung-cancer-patients-new-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/hurricane-disasters-impact-treatment-and-care-for-certain-lung-cancer-patients-new-study-finds/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:00:00 EST A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that patients with stage 3 locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received radiation treatment during a hurricane disaster were more likely to experience treatment completion delays. Researchers also reported that patients treated during a hurricane were more likely to receive higher total doses of radiation and complete more fractions. These findings will be presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in San Francisco, September 27 - 28, 2024. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/patients-recovering-from-lung-cancer-surgery-impacted-by-wildfire-disasters-according-to-new-findings/?sc=rsin /articles/patients-recovering-from-lung-cancer-surgery-impacted-by-wildfire-disasters-according-to-new-findings/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:00:00 EST New research by scientists at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows patients impacted by a wildfire disaster while recovering from lung cancer surgery have a longer in-hospital length of stay (LOS) than similar patients treated at the same facility at times when no disasters happened. The findings will be presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in San Francisco, September 27 - 28, 2024. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/high-healthcare-spending-and-out-of-pocket-burden-for-working-age-patients-newly-diagnosed-with-cancer-latest-research-suggests/?sc=rsin /articles/high-healthcare-spending-and-out-of-pocket-burden-for-working-age-patients-newly-diagnosed-with-cancer-latest-research-suggests/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:00:00 EST New findings by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) show total healthcare spending in the six months after a cancer diagnosis is considerable in the working-age population, with high out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for patients with private non-health maintenance organization (HMO) coverage. The study will be presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in San Francisco, September 27 - 28, 2024. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/american-cancer-society-experts-presenting-key-research-at-2024-asco-quality-care-symposium/?sc=rsin /articles/american-cancer-society-experts-presenting-key-research-at-2024-asco-quality-care-symposium/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:00:50 EST Scientists from the American Cancer Society (ACS) are presenting research studies at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium (QCS) September 27-28 in San Francisco, CA. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/new-study-finds-higher-county-level-jail-and-state-level-prison-incarceration-rates-associated-with-higher-county-and-state-level-cancer-mortality-rates/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-finds-higher-county-level-jail-and-state-level-prison-incarceration-rates-associated-with-higher-county-and-state-level-cancer-mortality-rates/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:00:00 EST A new nationwide study led by American Cancer Society researchers finds that higher county-level jail and state-level prison incarceration rates in the United States were associated with higher county- and state-level cancer mortality rates, especially for liver and lung cancers. The findings are published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/generation-x-and-millennials-in-u-s-have-higher-risk-of-developing-17-cancers-compared-to-older-generations-new-study-suggests/?sc=rsin /articles/generation-x-and-millennials-in-u-s-have-higher-risk-of-developing-17-cancers-compared-to-older-generations-new-study-suggests/?sc=rsin Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:30:00 EST A new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society suggests incidence rates continued to rise in successively younger generations in 17 of the 34 cancer types, including breast, pancreatic, and gastric cancers. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/new-study-finds-40-percent-of-cancer-cases-and-almost-half-of-all-deaths-in-the-u-s-linked-to-modifiable-risk-factors/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-finds-40-percent-of-cancer-cases-and-almost-half-of-all-deaths-in-the-u-s-linked-to-modifiable-risk-factors/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:00:00 EST A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society finds four in 10 cancer cases and about one-half of all cancer deaths in adults 30 years old and older in the United States could be attributed to modifiable risk factors, including cigarette smoking, excess body weight, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, diet, and infections. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/new-study-finds-most-eligible-u-s-adults-not-getting-screened-for-lung-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-finds-most-eligible-u-s-adults-not-getting-screened-for-lung-cancer/?sc=rsin Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:00:00 EST 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 lung cancer screening. The screening uptake was much lower in persons without health insurance or usual source of care and in Southern states with the highest lung cancer burden. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/new-study-finds-underutilization-of-early-palliative-care-for-patients-with-advanced-cancer-mostly-attributable-to-provider-and-organizational-characteristics/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-finds-underutilization-of-early-palliative-care-for-patients-with-advanced-cancer-mostly-attributable-to-provider-and-organizational-characteristics/?sc=rsin Sat, 01 Jun 2024 18:05:33 EST 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 low from 2010 to 2019. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/obesity-at-time-of-cancer-diagnosis-brings-higher-risk-for-survivors-for-second-cancer-new-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/obesity-at-time-of-cancer-diagnosis-brings-higher-risk-for-survivors-for-second-cancer-new-study-finds/?sc=rsin Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:05:36 EST 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 of developing a second cancer, especially an obesity-related cancer like breast or colorectal cancer. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/new-study-finds-regular-exercise-program-impacts-cancer-risk/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-finds-regular-exercise-program-impacts-cancer-risk/?sc=rsin Sat, 01 Jun 2024 14:05:22 EST 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 (300 or more minutes of moderate activity or 150 or more minutes of vigorous activity) decreased their risk for cancer, including obesity-related cancers, compared with no intervention. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/new-study-finds-increased-disparities-in-cancer-survival-by-health-insurance-status-following-introduction-of-immunotherapy-drugs/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-finds-increased-disparities-in-cancer-survival-by-health-insurance-status-following-introduction-of-immunotherapy-drugs/?sc=rsin Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:05:08 EST 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 the United States following the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/american-cancer-society-and-american-society-of-clinical-oncology-unite-to-create-one-of-the-largest-and-most-comprehensive-online-sources-of-credible-cancer-information/?sc=rsin /articles/american-cancer-society-and-american-society-of-clinical-oncology-unite-to-create-one-of-the-largest-and-most-comprehensive-online-sources-of-credible-cancer-information/?sc=rsin Sat, 01 Jun 2024 11:05:32 EST The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today announced an expanded collaboration to make it simpler for patients to find authoritative cancer information online. The partnership between ASCO, the leading organization for cancer care providers, and ACS, the leading patient education, support, and advocacy organization in cancer, will create one of the largest and most comprehensive online resources for credible cancer information, available for free to the public on cancer.org. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/american-cancer-society-releases-pioneering-lgbtq-cancer-report-unique-stressors-discrimination-likely-increase-cancer-risk/?sc=rsin /articles/american-cancer-society-releases-pioneering-lgbtq-cancer-report-unique-stressors-discrimination-likely-increase-cancer-risk/?sc=rsin Fri, 31 May 2024 18:05:41 EST In a first-of-its-kind study, the American Cancer Society (ACS) today released "Cancer in People who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Gender-nonconforming (LGBTQ+)". The article provides the latest statistics on the prevalence of cancer screening and modifiable risk factors in LGBTQ+ populations, as well as a review of literature on cancer occurrence and obstacles to cancer prevention and treatment. American Cancer Society (ACS) /articles/american-cancer-society-researchers-presenting-key-studies-at-2024-asco-meeting/?sc=rsin /articles/american-cancer-society-researchers-presenting-key-studies-at-2024-asco-meeting/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 May 2024 09:05:20 EST 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 (ASCO) in Chicago, May 31-June 4, 2024. American Cancer Society (ACS)