Get a Healthy Back-to-School Start
Put health on your back-to-school planning list this year. Vaccinations, nutritious lunches, and sleeping right are all part of the equation.
Common Questions About the COVID-19 Outbreak
Cancer patients, their caregivers, and others need to take precautions to lower their risk of getting COVID-19, which is caused by a type of coronavirus. Learn what you can do to help protect yourself and others.
Impact Ratings Show Cancer Journal Continues to Outperform
The annual scientific and clinical Journal Impact Factors were released on June 30, and the American Cancer Society’s CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians outperformed. The CA impact factor climbed from 292.3 last year to a staggering 508.7 and remains the highest-rated oncology journal in the world.
Smoking Rates Historically Low, but Other Cancer-related Behaviors Need Improvement
The latest statistics about the major cancer risk factors and screening test use in the United States are now available in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention and in the American Cancer Society Report Cancer Prevention and Early Detection, 2021-2022.
American Cancer Society Urges People to Get Screened
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has launched a Get Screened campaign that encourages people to schedule regular cancer screening tests.
Patient Navigators Can Help When Life Disrupts Cancer Care
Patient navigators are trained laypeople who can help guide patients through the often-complicated cancer care system. With research supported by the American Cancer Society, Karen Freund, MD, has shown that patient navigators can help address cancer care disparities one person at a time.
Research to Help Boost Cancer Prevention in Countryside Teens
Only about 30% of Adolescents who live in rural Oregon are up to date with the HPV vaccine. With support from an American Cancer Society research grant, Lyle Fagnan, MD, is working with 12 rural clinics to learn why and to develop effective strategies to raise those numbers.
Study Takes the Call for Cancer Screenings to the Pulpit
Cheryl Knott, PhD, an American Cancer Society grantee, takes her research to church. She developed Project HEAL (Health through Early Awareness and Learning) to train a small group of members to be health advisors at a few Black churches in Maryland. They're helping raise awareness about cancer prevention and screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer.