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More than 700 advocates will be in Washington, DC for trainings, issue briefings and lobbying their members of Congress during ACS CAN's annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day.

Researchers develop a new genetically engineered mouse ovarian cancer model to explore potential new drug targets to treat epithelial ovarian cancer.

Brandi Benson spent most of the fall and winter of 2008 working out with her Army unit in Iraq. She felt tired all the time but wouldn’t find out until weeks later that she had Ewing sarcoma.

Find American Cancer Society research grants and health professional training grants by state.

The American Cancer Society's local resources, programs, and events help those going through cancer in the District of Columbia.

Robin Yabroff, PhD, MBA, is the Scientific Vice President, Health Services Research, for the ACS Surveillance & Health Equity Science Department. She leads a team of researchers who focus on the financial hardship and economic burden of cancer, health insurance coverage, and geographic factors associated with quality and value of cancer care.

In the pilot program during summer 2021, 8 universities kicked off the American Cancer Society (ACS) Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR) internships. For summer 2022, 12 universities will have ACS DICR interns.