#American Cancer Society

The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer documents about $16 billion in direct patient costs and $5 billion in lost time.

’It Takes All of Us to Intercept Cancer’: NFL and American Cancer Society encourage screenings during ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

However, the incidence rate of brain tumors among children and adolescents slightly increased during the same period, 2008 to 2017.

Community clinics in low-income communities saw a decline in breast cancer screening during the pandemic, new report finds.

Teens can receive the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine at the same time as their COVID-19 vaccine.

One third of the economic burden for cancer survivors is associated with severe obesity.

The Hoovers know what it’s like to watch a child battle a serious pediatric cancer.

But incidence rates continue to increase in women, children and adolescents and young adults, the Annual Report to the Nation finds.

Minority patients are more likely to report negative experiences about their cancer treatment.

Adult survivors of adolescent cancers are more likely to have problems paying medical bills or delaying or forgoing care due to cost.

Karen E. Knudsen, MBA, PhD, will be the next chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society starting June 1, 2021.

The decrease is largely due to improved lung cancer treatment, but the impact of COVID-19 is not yet known.

The fund will help to develop initiatives to support researchers of color and increase diversity in cancer research and patient care.

Cancer, heart disease and diabetes are just some underlying medical conditions associated with an increased risk of severe COVID-19 illness.

The gift signifies the NFL’s longstanding commitment to equitable cancer care.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the American Cancer Society are leading efforts to resume cancer screenings and treatment.