ACS study: Medicaid expansion increases survival, reduces health disparities for newly diagnosed patients with cancer

American Cancer Society names four members to Board of Directors

The American Cancer Society has appointed four members to its Board of Directors. Together, they will help guide how the American Cancer Society sets priorities, stewards resources, and measures progress, ensuring the organization remains focused on delivering meaningful impact for cancer patients and their families.

May 08, 2026

Vol.52 No.18

Podcast The Directors

The Directors: UPMC’s Byrd and Jefferson’s Chapman speak about avoiding catastrophism and using bridge funding to keep labs open
“There’s a tightening of the belt, and when the belt gets tightened, it has downstream effects.”

In recent months, several directors of cancer centers, appearing on The Directors, a segment of The Cancer Letter Podcast, mentioned that their institutions are increasingly providing small grants—typically in the range of $50,000—to scientists to enable them to keep their labs open.

April 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.16

By Claire Marie Porter and Paul Goldberg

Clinical

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in patients under 50
Why aren’t 45-year-olds getting their recommended CRC screenings?

Three decades ago, colorectal cancer was the fifth leading cause of cancer death in patients under 50 years old. For a physician treating the average 45-year-old, colorectal cancer was not a diagnosis that immediately came to mind.

As more people are surviving cancer, we must continue funding bold science

The cancer research community has a reason to celebrate. For the first time, 70% of people are living at least five years beyond their cancer diagnosis. And, as importantly, cancer death rates have been dropping relentlessly—by more than a third since 1991.

Rectal cancer incidence rising after decades of decline as colorectal cancer shifts toward younger generations, ACS report finds

Colorectal cancer rates in the U.S. are moving in two very different directions, according to a report released from the American Cancer Society.

March 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.09

Guest Editorial

Science is winning the war on cancer—CMS shouldn’t disarm

In 1971, the National Cancer Act declared a war on cancer, making it a national priority to attack this scourge of diseases.

February 13, 2026

Vol.52 No.06

By John M. O’Brien

ACS study: Medicaid expansion increases survival, reduces health disparities for newly diagnosed patients with cancer

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American Cancer Society names four members to Board of Directors

The Directors: UPMC’s Byrd and Jefferson’s Chapman speak about avoiding catastrophism and using bridge funding to keep labs open“There’s a tightening of the belt, and when the belt gets tightened, it has downstream effects.”

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in patients under 50Why aren’t 45-year-olds getting their recommended CRC screenings?

As more people are surviving cancer, we must continue funding bold science

Rectal cancer incidence rising after decades of decline as colorectal cancer shifts toward younger generations, ACS report finds

Science is winning the war on cancer—CMS shouldn’t disarm

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The Directors: UPMC’s Byrd and Jefferson’s Chapman speak about avoiding catastrophism and using bridge funding to keep labs open
“There’s a tightening of the belt, and when the belt gets tightened, it has downstream effects.”

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in patients under 50
Why aren’t 45-year-olds getting their recommended CRC screenings?