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

Screenings overlook hereditary genetic risk for some cancers

Current screening protocols fail to catch a notable number of people carrying genetic mutations associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome and Lynch syndrome, which increase the risk of developing certain cancers. This issue is particularly pronounced among underrepresented minorities.

July 19, 2024

Vol.50 No.29

In Brief

If you like big houses and have $34.9M to spend, ACS has a house for you

The Snyder estate, now being sold by ACS. Source: Google, ©2024 AirbusThe American Cancer Society is selling the 25,000 square-foot mansion that was donated to the society by former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder and his wife Tanya Snyder, a breast cancer survivor, in March (The Cancer Letter, March 29, 2024).

June 28, 2024

Vol.50 No.26

In Brief

ACS CAN says Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rule is important step in reducing devastating impact of medical debt

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a proposed rule to lessen the impact of medical debt on an individual’s credit. If finalized as is, the rule would remove all medical debt from credit reports and prohibit creditors from using medical debt to judge peoples’ credit worthiness or credit score.

June 14, 2024

Vol.50 No.24

Clinical Roundup

Fewer than 20% of U.S. adults eligible for lung cancer screening comply with USPSTF guideline

Fewer than one in five eligible individuals in the United States are up-to-date with recommended lung cancer screening, according to a study led by American Cancer Society researchers.

June 14, 2024

Vol.50 No.24

Clinical Roundup

Cost-of-care discussions rarely documented for patients with advanced cancer

A large population-based pilot study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society and NCI shows cost discussions were infrequently documented in medical records of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma, which may hinder identifying patient financial needs and tracking outcomes of associated referrals.

June 14, 2024

Vol.50 No.24

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

ACS, ASCO combine online patient information services

The American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology have combined their cancer information resources, which will be available at no cost to the public on cancer.org. The collaboration, which combines the two organizations’ sites—ACS’s cancer.org and ASCO’s cancer.net—was announced at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago May 1. Cancer.org is now...

June 01, 2024

Vol.50 No.23

By Paul Goldberg