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Initiative Calls on Cancer Community to Share Novel Strategies, Practical Solutions to Address Longstanding Barriers Alexandria, VA—The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today announced a new collaboration to foster participation in cancer treatment trials to more fully reflect the diversity of people at risk for or living with cancer. The …

Rockville, MD— The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today released the following statement from ACCC president, Dr. Randall A. Oyer, in response to recent comments by Norman E. Sharpless, MD, National Cancer Institute Director, on COVID-19 impact on cancer deaths for years to come. Dr. Sharpless expressed concerns about delays in screening and altering cancer treatment regimens due to …

Racism attacks people’s physical and mental health and is an ongoing public health crisis. The structural inequities and social injustice that African Americans and other people of color endure have been amplified by the coronavirus pandemic as they bear a greater burden of COVID-19 due to lesser access to testing, treatment, and care, along with higher rates of hospitalization and death. And despite …