ACS, Color Health to provide free at-home colorectal cancer screening kits in underserved rural communities

Colorectal Cancer Alliance appoints four new board members

The Colorectal Cancer Alliance has announced the appointment of four members to its board of directors.

September 25, 2026

Harold Freeman, a surgeon who championed health equity, dies at 93
Freeman, the father of patient navigation, served as president of ACS and chair of the President’s Cancer Panel

Harold P. Freeman, a surgeon who started his career in Harlem, where, in addition to performing surgeries, he pioneered the system of patient navigation, and who studied health disparities and served as president of the American Cancer Society and chair of the President’s Cancer Panel, died on Aug. 11. He was 93.

Texas Oncology collaborates with ACS to promote cancer screening efforts across Texas

Texas Oncology is collaborating with the American Cancer Society to improve access to cancer screening and early detection in Texas through a new, exclusive statewide collaboration. The initiative focuses on breaking down barriers to screening, raising awareness about prevention, and helping more people catch cancer early.

September 18, 2026

Vol.52 No.34

Clinical Roundup

Botensilimab + balstilimab showed no CRC recurrences in resectable colon cancer, phase II NEST trial shows

The phase II NEST trial evaluating neoadjuvant botensilimab, a multifunctional, Fc-enhanced anti-CTLA-4 antibody, and balstilimab, an anti-PD-1 antibody, showed no colorectal cancer recurrences in patients with resectable colon cancer.

September 11, 2026

Vol.52 No.33

Guest Editorial

I grew up unhoused. Now, with support from ACS, I am an MD-PhD student focused on oncology
My mother instilled in me: “Never become a product of your circumstances.”

My high school experience revolved around constantly worrying about my four younger siblings and mom amidst our normal condition—instability.

Retesting with at-home FIT tests is linked to earlier diagnoses, retrospective cohort study finds

Repeat testing is tied to earlier diagnoses and shaped by health-system outreach, according to a retrospective cohort study of nearly 500,000 adults.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

ACS, Color Health to provide free at-home colorectal cancer screening kits in underserved rural communities

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ACS, Color Health to provide free at-home colorectal cancer screening kits in underserved rural communities

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Colorectal Cancer Alliance appoints four new board members

Harold Freeman, a surgeon who championed health equity, dies at 93Freeman, the father of patient navigation, served as president of ACS and chair of the President’s Cancer Panel

Texas Oncology collaborates with ACS to promote cancer screening efforts across Texas

Botensilimab + balstilimab showed no CRC recurrences in resectable colon cancer, phase II NEST trial shows

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Harold Freeman, a surgeon who championed health equity, dies at 93
Freeman, the father of patient navigation, served as president of ACS and chair of the President’s Cancer Panel

I grew up unhoused. Now, with support from ACS, I am an MD-PhD student focused on oncology
My mother instilled in me: “Never become a product of your circumstances.”