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Published on: June 16, 2026
After losing his mother, oncologist Douglas Flora, MD, champions ACS ACTS to help patients find and access clinical trials and support.
Published on: June 1, 2026
As cancer survival reaches 70%, ACS experts Arif Kamal, MD, and Nicole Stout, DPT, highlight the need to transform survivorship care.
Published on: May 26, 2026
ACS-funded researchers and spouses Jolanta Grembecka, PhD, and Tomasz Cierpicki, PhD, share how teamwork in life and science led to a new leukemia treatment.
Published on: March 12, 2026
ACS-funded researcher Tonya Webb, PhD, and PhD student Alena McQuarter share their journeys as Black women in STEM who are overcoming doubt through resilience and mentorship and paving the way for future generations.
Published on: October 17, 2025
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which was co-created by the American Cancer Society in 1985. It began as a week-long campaign to educate women about screening and routine mammograms. Today, 40 years later, Breast Cancer Awareness Month has grown into a nationwide movement that continues to bring awareness to the disease.

