ACS Research News
Published on: July 9, 2025
A new American Cancer Society (ACS) study reports on cancer survivorship—and where treatment equity still falls short.
Published on: June 23, 2022
The 2022-2024 edition of "Cancer Treatment & Survivorship Facts & Figures" is now available to help the public health community better met the unique needs of an expanding and diverse population of cancer survivors. The bottom line? The number of people living after a cancer diagnosis keeps rising, naturally due to population growth and aging, plus better treatment and early detection. And racial/ethnic disparities in cancer care persist.
Published on: April 23, 2019
Nearly 30% of people who died within 1 month of being diagnosed with an incurable cancer got aggressive treatment that may have been ineffective, according to a new American Cancer Society (ACS) study. The study's lead author was Helmneh M. Sineshaw, MD, MPH, a principal scientist in health services at the ACS
Published on: February 25, 2015
According to a study published online in the journal Nature Communications, the timing of when a patient receives certain cancer drugs may play a major role in the ultimate success of the treatment. Read more here.
