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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 | Next Session: November 3, 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..

Animal-Assisted Therapy in Cancer ECHO – Cohort 2

Designing Animal-Assisted Therapy Programs to Support Facility Dog Teams

Monthly | Next Session: November 5, 2026, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

Join the American Cancer Society for an ECHO program on Animal-Assisted Therapy in Cancer. The program will emphasize the therapeutic benefits of animal-assisted therapy, particularly with facility dogs and their child life specialist handlers, in addressing the psychosocial needs of children and teens with cancer.

Rural Learning Community Sessions

Bridge the Gap: HPV Partnerships & Pathways That Work

Monthly | Next Session: November 11, 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.

American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable

ACS NLCRT Tools for Promoting Early Detection of Lung Cancer

November 12, 2026, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

This webinar will highlight resources developed by the American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable that are designed to help healthcare facilities create, expand, or improve lung cancer early detection programs, including programs for management of incidental pulmonary nodules and lung cancer screening.

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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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