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Resources for Healthcare Professionals

The American Cancer Society provides patient education and resources, evidence-based guidelines, research data, collaboration opportunities, events, and advocacy to support your clinical practice and professional development.

Education and Support for Your Patients

Resources to support patients and caregivers throughout cancer.

Shareable, patient-friendly information online.

Downloadable and printable PDFs in multiple languages.

Order print materials.

Housing, transportation, and practical support programs from the American Cancer Society.

ACS ACTS helps patients explore trial options and overcome common participation barriers.

Statistics and Research Publications

Current cancer statistics, research publications, and evidence-based data.

Current and detailed statistics about cancer.

Peer reviewed medical journals including CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Cancer, and Cancer Cytopathology.

Prevention and Screening

Evidence-based guidelines and resources for clinical practice.

Evidence-based recommendations for cancer prevention and early detection.

How we develop our guidelines.

Statement on importance of vaccination to the cancer community.

Provider tools, patient flyers, and implementation guides to increase HPV vaccination rates.

Collaboration Opportunities

Professional initiatives, collaborations and peer connections.

ACS unites organizations in collaborative partnerships through its mission-critical national roundtables.

This collaborative brings together national experts and advocates to improve outcomes for people with blood cancers by tackling shared challenges through collective action and innovation.

The ACS ARC Network bridges the evidence-to-practice divide by partnering with health systems to accelerate the adoption of proven innovations.

The ECHO model allows ACS to efficiently disseminate evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes across the cancer continuum by engaging participants in virtual community with peers and subject matter experts using didactic and case-based presentations. ACS is a global ECHO Superhub authorized to recruit, train and support new partners.

Transform care through our navigation training, credentialing, and implementation support program.

In collaboration with a worldwide network of partnerships, we use our extensive technical expertise to enable in-country partners to build sustainable solutions across the care continuum.

The American Cancer Society’s Pups Assisting With Support (PAWS) initiative advances animal-assisted therapy in pediatric oncology through grants, professional education, and practical guidance for hospitals and healthcare teams.

Professional Development and Funding Opportunities

Education, training and funding opportunities.

Patient navigation credentialing (ACS LION^TM), cancer fact sheets and presentations, toolkits and more.

Information on research funding opportunities available from the American Cancer Society.

Upcoming Events

Early Onset Colorectal Cancer ECHO
Setting the Stage

Monthly | First Session: October 9, 2026, 12 to 1 p.m. ET

Join the American Cancer Society for an Early Onset Colorectal Cancer ECHO program. The goal of this program is to equip healthcare professionals with the latest knowledge and best practices to improve early detection and equitable care for the growing number of younger adults affected by colorectal cancer. The target audience for this program is multidisciplinary care teams, including oncology and primary care (clinicians, physicians, nurses, navigators, social workers, etc.), gastroenterologists, gynecologists, and ER doctors..

Rural Learning Community Sessions

From Colon to Cervical: Best Practices with Self-Collection Testing

Monthly | Next Session: October 14, 2026, 2 to 3 p.m. ET
The American Cancer Society and the ACS National HPV Vaccination Roundtable are partnering with rural healthcare providers to expand knowledge and improve access to preventive care, including on-time HPV vaccination and other cancer screenings.

Complex Cancer Caregiving ECHO

Caregiving in the Era of Immunotherapies and Novel Target Agents

Monthly | Next Session: October 21, 2026, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

Join the American Cancer and the Center to Advance Palliative Care for a six-session ECHO focused on strengthening support for individuals caring for patients with advanced cancers and those receiving immunotherapies and novel targeted therapies. Designed for community oncology practices, cancer centers, and multidisciplinary oncology care teams, this program equips participants with practical, evidence-informed strategies to assess and manage caregiving needs in clinical practice. Through case-based learning and expert-led discussion, participants will explore the evolving landscape of modern cancer caregiving, including the multidimensional burden experienced by caregivers, and gain actionable guidance for designing, implementing, and sustaining caregiver support programs across oncology settings.

American Cancer Society National Breast Cancer Roundtable
Lifestyle Medicine and Breast Cancer: Evidence, Lived Experience, and Action

October 28, 2026, 12 to 1 p.m. ET

Join the American Cancer Society National Breast Cancer Roundtable for a breast cancer-focused discussion on lifestyle medicine across risk reduction, treatment, and survivorship. This webinar will bring together clinical expertise and lived experience to explore the evidence, practical application, and ways clinicians, care teams, advocates, and community partners can support patients with clear, actionable, and non-stigmatizing guidance.

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Advocacy and Policy

Support cancer advocacy efforts in your community and nationally.

Help enact laws and policies that will make cancer a top national priority.

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