Karen Knudsen to leave ACS

Breast cancer mortality continues three-decade decline, but steeper increases for women under 50 & AAPI women of all ages

The American Cancer Society released Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024, the organization’s biennial update on breast cancer occurrence and trends in the United States.

October 11, 2024

Vol.50 No.38

In Brief

Meagan O’Neill named executive director of ACCC

Meagan O. O’Neill was named executive director of the Association of Cancer Care Centers. O’Neill will serve as the third executive director and the first woman in the role.

October 04, 2024

Vol.50 No.37

In Brief

ACS CAN supports legislation to make permanent ACA enhanced tax credits

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) plan to introduce the Health Care Affordability Act of 2024, which would make permanent the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits that help make health insurance coverage affordable for an estimated 20 million people.

September 27, 2024

Vol.50 No.36

Clinical Roundup

Vulnerable patients have a decreased mortality risk when treated at CoC-accredited hospitals, ACS study says

Vulnerable patients facing social, environmental, and economic disadvantages often experience worse cancer outcomes than other groups. Some of these disparities may be reduced by increasing access to hospitals accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

September 27, 2024

Vol.50 No.36

In Brief

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

ACS and Color Health launched their pilot program to provide free at-home colorectal cancer screening kits to individuals in rural areas and other underserved communities, where barriers to healthcare access often hinder timely screening and early detection.

September 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.34

Health Equity

ACS is using an AI-powered platform in the largest-ever population study of Black women
Time and resources freed up from data management will go to outreach and access

VOICES of Black Women, the largest population study of Black women in the United States, will be the first of American Cancer Society’s large-scale population studies to be initiated using an AI-driven data management platform—promising to bring observational cancer research out of the age of Excel data files and email sharing.

August 02, 2024

Vol.50 No.31

By Jacquelyn Cobb

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Breast cancer mortality continues three-decade decline, but steeper increases for women under 50 & AAPI women of all ages

ACS is using an AI-powered platform in the largest-ever population study of Black women
Time and resources freed up from data management will go to outreach and access