ACS report: smoking rates, alcohol use, physical inactivity decreased during pandemic; trends in obesity, cervical cancer screening worsen

KU Cancer Center deploys new mobile cancer screening bus

The University of Kansas Cancer Center and its outreach network, the Masonic Cancer Alliance, announced a new effort to provide cancer screening throughout the cancer center’s catchment area. Known as HOPE on Wheels: Health, Outreach, Prevention, and Education, a 42-foot bus will help ensure that geography isn’t a barrier to detecting cancers earlier.

March 20, 2026

Vol.52 No.11

Guest Editorial

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

Black History Month Podcast

Black History Month: Otis Brawley shares how lessons learned in West Side Detroit shape his stance on cancer prevention
“Trying to realize how good we actually could be if our system were truly efficient is what Otis is all about”

Growing up in inner-city Detroit, Otis Brawley had a thriving community made up of his parents, Jesuit priests, friends, and neighbors encouraging him that he could do anything he put his mind to.

February 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.05

By Robert A. Winn, Otis W. Brawley and Preston Willett

Podcast

With five-year cancer survival at an all-time high, does this mean people are living longer?

“It's really, really important that every year since 1991, cancer mortality has dropped by a little bit, and it did again!” said Paul Goldberg, editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter. “Now, mortality is a good metric, age-adjusted mortality. As far as survival, well, that's not so good.”

January 21, 2026

ACS report: smoking rates, alcohol use, physical inactivity decreased during pandemic; trends in obesity, cervical cancer screening worsen

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KU Cancer Center deploys new mobile cancer screening bus

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

Black History Month: Otis Brawley shares how lessons learned in West Side Detroit shape his stance on cancer prevention“Trying to realize how good we actually could be if our system were truly efficient is what Otis is all about”

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Black History Month: Otis Brawley shares how lessons learned in West Side Detroit shape his stance on cancer prevention
“Trying to realize how good we actually could be if our system were truly efficient is what Otis is all about”