It's time for this week's #ACSFriday5... on a Saturday! Because even a day late, these great new papers from our ACS researchers deserve their moment in the spotlight: #CanSky #OncoSky 🧪

🏅 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! 🏅 The Medal of Honor is the highest award given by ACS to recognize an individual whose work has led to a significant scientific or clinical advancement. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟱:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗘𝗧, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝘁 amercancer.co/MOH2027_Nomi...

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🚨 Published today in 𝘊𝘈: 𝘈 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴, this new report from our Cancer Surveillance team reveals 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. #CanSky #OncoSky #OncoAlert

𝗔𝗖𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀! Earlier today, Dr. Alpa Patel, Senior Vice President for Population Science, made an appearance on 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 to kick off #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. abcnews.com/video/136915... #BCAM #CancerRisk #CanSky #OncoSky

Video New report reveals gap in breast cancer awareness

American Cancer Society Senior Vice President Dr. Alpa Patel discusses new research to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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🚨𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 - 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! 🚨 This afternoon, we will host our final Grant Opportunities Webinar for our current grant application cycle. Please join us from 4-5pm ET today to learn about our current grant funding opportunities! 🔗 Register in advance here: amercancer.co/Fall2026ACSG...

It's time for this week's #ACSFriday5, where we highlight five recent publications from our ACS researchers. Here are this week's top picks: #CanSky #OncoSky 🧪

*slams the laptop shut until Monday* . . . *reopens laptop* Wait! We can't sign off for the weekend until we post this week's #ACSFriday5, our weekly spotlight post featuring five new publications from our ACS researchers! Without further ado, here are this week's new papers:

🚨 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥! 🚨 Our first of five grant opportunity webinars will be held 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟭𝗮𝗺 - 𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺 𝗘𝗗𝗧. This webinar is intended for potential applicants in the Southeast Region, although our webinars are open to everyone. 🔗 Register here: amercancer.co/Fall2026ACSG...

Happy birthday to our advocacy arm @acscan.bsky.social!

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It's our 25th birthday! 🎉 Since 2001, hundreds of thousands of advocates across the country have raised their voices to make cancer a national priority. See what we’ve accomplished together in cancer research and prevention, access to care and more ⬇️

Before we head off into this long weekend, it's time for this week's #ACSFriday5, where we highlight five new publications from our ACS researchers. Here are this week's stand out papers: #CanSky #OncoSky 🧪

Congratulations to the entire team behind their newest journal, 𝘗𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤, 𝘈𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵, & 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 on the publication of their first article! We can't think of a stronger way to kick off #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth! acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

💡𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 For American Cancer Society-supported trainee Nurgul Koyuncu, a recent experience at @jax.org Laboratory was more than a training opportunity. It was a catalyst for growth.

We cannot end cancer for everyone until we understand which cancers are impacting different populations of people. Congratulations to our Cancer Surveillance team on the release of this important report expanding our understanding of cancer incidence across different groups of #AANPHI people!

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Read a new report from @americancancersoc.bsky.social: Cancer statistics for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander people, 2026 The #OpenAccess report is published in the journal Cancer: https://bit.ly/4iBatAN

In the spirit of Dolly Parton, let's add some sparkle to the end of this week in the form of this week's #ACSFriday5! Here are five new papers from our ACS researchers that we think deserve a moment in the spotlight this week: #CanSky #OncoSky 🧪

🎉 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗖𝗦 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀! 🎉 As part of our recently announced slate of new grants, we are proud to support a new set of nine Discovery Boost grants (DBGs) totaling $2.67 million. 🔗 Learn more about these awards here: amercancer.co/ACSNewDBGsSu...

Exploring Bold Ideas Through Discovery Boost Grants

New grants will support high-risk, high-reward research aimed at uncovering fundamental insights and opening new avenues for cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.

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🎉 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗖𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀! 🎉 As part of our recently announced slate of new grants, we are proud to support a new cohort of 15 new Research Scholar Grant and 5 new Mission Boost Grant recipients. Learn more: amercancer.co/ACSNewRSGMBG...

ACS Supports Researchers Advancing Bold Ideas Toward Patient Impact

New Research Scholar and Mission Boost Grants will help investigators pursue innovative discoveries and move promising findings closer to clinical application.

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🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀! 🎉 This year's award recognizes a collaboration between Drs. Luigi Perelli of Weill Cornell Medicine and Samra Turajlić of The Francis Crick Institute who will investigate why obesity increases the risk of clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

🎉 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗢𝗻: 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗖𝗦 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀! 🎉 As part of our newest slate of grantees, we are proud to support 27 new Postdoctoral Fellows and 6 new Clinician Scientist Development Grant recipients, investing $9.39 million in promising researchers building the foundations of their careers.

🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗖) 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀! 🏥 As part of our newest slate of grants, we are proud to invest $4.95 million in three new Cancer Health Research Centers (CHERCs). 🔗 Learn more here: www.cancer.org/research/acs...

ACS Invests in 3 New Cancer Health Research Centers

New centers will bring researchers and communities together to address persistent cancer disparities and advance solutions where they are needed most.

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🎓 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗖𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀! 🥼 As part of our newest slate of new grants, we are proud to recognize four exceptional investigators as new ACS Professors: 𝗗𝗿. 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗘𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗰𝗵𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆. www.cancer.org/research/acs...

American Cancer Society Names Four New ACS Professors

ACS's highest grant award recognizes distinguished scientific achievement and provides support for future innovation in cancer research.

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🔬 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗖𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀! 🧬 The American Cancer Society (ACS) is pleased to announce a new investment of $38.5 million in cancer research through 92 new grant awards that will begin funding later this year. amercancer.co/Summer2026Gr...

American Cancer Society Awards $38.5 Million in New Cancer Research Grants

ACS is funding 92 new research grants across the cancer research continuum.

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📌 Mark Your Calendars for our Fall 2026 Grant Funding Opportunities Webinars! Our next grant application deadline is December 1, 2026. Additional details about all of our current grant funding opportunities can be found at amercancer.co/ResearchGrants #CanSky #OncoSky 🧪

It's time for this week's #ACSFriday5 and this week, we're turning the spotlight on our intramural research teams for all five papers! Here are five recent papers from our teams that we think deserve a moment to shine this week:

𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿. We were proud to sponsor 16 Center for Innovation in Cancer Research Training post-bacc fellows to participate in @jax.org's 34th Annual Short Course on Experimental Models of Human Cancer.

It's time for this week's #ACSFriday5, where we highlight recent publications from across all of our scientific programs, including our intramural researchers and extramural grantees. Here are this week's top papers: #CanSky #OncoSky 🧪

The 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 - 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 was held in Washington, DC last week, bringing together scientists, trainees, patient advocates, funders, and ACS staff united by a shared goal: 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵. #CanSky #OncoSky 🧪

The ACS Center for Innovation in Cancer Research Training (CICRT) funds programs that develop future cancer research & care professionals, like those participating in the U-CARE Internship Program at @ou.edu. 🔗 Learn more about the CICRT Internship Program: amercancer.co/CICRTInternP... #CanSky 🧪

Happy Friday! As we say goodbye to July, here's a quick look back at five recent publications from our ACS researchers that we think deserve a moment in the spotlight this week: #ACSFriday5 #CanSky #OncoSky 🧪

While our bosses roll through Ohio (While our bosses roll through Ohio (bsky.app/profile/amer...), the work of cancer research rolls on! That means it's time for this week's #ACSFriday5, where we highlight five new publications from our ACS researchers this week: #CanSky #OncoSky 🧪

And they're off! Dr. William Dahut, Chief Scientific Officer at ACS and Dr. @cmannunziata.bsky.social, SVP for Extramural Research are now almost halfway through this year's Pan Ohio Hope Ride, having kicked off yesterday alongside more than 200 other riders.