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It's time for our final #ACSFriday5 for 2025!

Before you log off for a well-deserved winter break, be sure to check out these great papers from our ACS researchers that have been published recently:

#Cansky #Oncosky 🧪
December 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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📌Mark Your Calendars for our Spring 2026 Grant Funding Opportunities Webinars!

Our next grant application deadline is June 1, 2026. Additional details about all of our current grant funding opportunities can be found at https://amercancer.co/ResearchGrants

#CanSky #OncoSky 🧪
December 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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📌 Save the Date!

ACS will host a webinar about our 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗖) 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭-𝟮𝗽𝗺 𝗘𝗦𝗧.

🔗 Register here: https://amercancer.co/CHERCWebinar2026

Open to all potential applicants!

About the ACS CHERC program: https://amercancer.co/AboutCHERCs
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December 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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It's time for the #ACSFriday5, our weekly opportunity to recognize five new publications from our ACS grantees and intramural research teams!

Congratulations to everyone on this week's new papers:

#CanSky #OncoSky 🧪
December 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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🚨𝗥𝗙𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗔𝗖𝗦 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟱𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

Catalyst awards are one-year grants to sustain promising projects and investigators who just missed ACS or NCI RO1 funding in 2024 or 2025.

Learn more: www.cancer.org/research/we-...
December 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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We also want to recognize three past ACS grantees who were invited speakers during marquee symposia during #ASH25:

- Dr. Scott Armstrong MD, PhD (ASH-EHA Joint Symposium)
- Dr. @ericpietras.bsky.social (ASH Presidential Symposium)
- Dr. John DiPersio (ASH Presidential Symposium)

Congrats all!

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December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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As this year's @ash.hematology.org Annual Meeting winds down, we wanted to extend our congratulations to Dr. Nancy Speck, a past ACS research grantee!

Dr. Speck was honored with the E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize, which recognizes pioneering research achievements in hematology.

#ASH25 🧪
December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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NEW: Important Updates to the ACS #CervicalCancer Screening Guidelines!

Two key changes:

✔️ Self-collection of vaginal samples for HPV testing now an option
✔️ New guidance on when individuals can safely exit screening

pressroom.cancer.org/updated-cerv...

#CanSky #OncSky #OncoSky 🧪
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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If you're still in a post-turkey haze and looking for something to read, you're in luck because it's time for this week's hashtag#ACSFriday5!

Check out these five new publications from our ACS researchers:

#CanSky #OncSky 🧪
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿!

Applications for the winter cycle for the majority of our current funding opportunities are due on December 1, 2025 - just one week away!

For questions, please contact grants@cancer.org.

#CanSky #OncSky 🧪
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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It's time for our weekly #ACSFriday5, where we highlight five new publications from our ACS researchers!

Be sure to bookmark these great papers to read during your Thanksgiving break, or just when you get some down time:

#cansky #oncsky 🧪
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬!

Learn more about this amazing opportunity for cancer science entrepreneurs from our ACS BrightEdge colleagues and apply today: amercancer.co/BEEApply2026

#CanSky #OncSky 🧪
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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It's time for this week's #ACSFriday5!

Every week, we highlight five new publications from our ACS researchers who are doing fantastic work across the spectrum of cancer research. Be sure to check out all of these great papers:

#cansky #oncsky 🧪
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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🚨𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿!

Only 3 weeks left until the December 4th deadline to apply for the Biology to Prevention Award that we're co-funding with our partners @cancerresearchuk.org!

ACS RFA Info: amercancer.co/Bio2PrevRFA
CRUK RFA Scheme: amercancer.co/CRUKBio2Prev...

#CanSky #OncSky 🧪
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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It's time for this week's #ACSFridayFive!

Every week, we highlight five new publications from our American Cancer Society researchers, including new work from our intramural researchers and our external grantees. Here are this week's highlights:

#cansky #oncsky 🧪
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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It's time for the #ACSFridayFive!

Every week, we're going to shine the spotlight on five new publications from our American Cancer Society researchers, including new work from our intramural researchers and our external grantees. Here are this week's highlights:

#cansky #oncsky 🧪
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Happy Halloween!

Mark your calendars so you don't miss out, because the scariest thing we can think of is for great cancer research to go unfunded!

Details on all of our current funding opportunities are here: amercancer.co/ResearchGrants

Webinars here: amercancer.co/ResEvents

#CanSky #OncSky 🧪
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Congratulations to our very own Dr. William Dahut, Chief Scientific Officer at the ACS, on receiving the Public Health & Service Award from The Chemotherapy+ Foundation!

This award is TCF's highest honor given to a physician who engages with the public on a significant and lifesaving level.
A man (Dr. William Dahut) wearing a suit and blue tie, sits a table holding a glass award. A group of seven people (four men and three women) in cocktail attire stand in front of green wall with a sign for the Chemotherapy+ Foundation above them.
October 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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New RFA: Biology to Prevention Award!

We are partnering with @cancerresearchuk.org to jointly consider primary prevention research applications to enable collaborative applications with UK and US-based researchers.

Learn more:
- CRUK: amercancer.co/CRUKBio2Prev...
- ACS: amercancer.co/Bio2PrevRFA
CRUK and ACS logos representing our shared partnership for this funding opportunity.
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Congratulations to ACS Postdoc @katewarde.bsky.social on winning first place in the #CABTRAC Annual Retreat poster session competition! Dr. Warde is doing such great work on adrenal cancer at @huntsmancancer.bsky.social!

#cansky #oncsky 🧪
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October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Earlier this month, we were honored to recognize Ms. Bobye List, former Executive Director of the Kornfeld Foundation, with the 2025 ACS Pathfinder in Palliative Care Award.

Given annually, this award recognizes outstanding leadership in the field of palliative care research.

#oncsky #cansky 🧪
Bobye List (an older woman wearing a blue sweater and black pants) stands at a podium on a stage giving remarks while accepting the 2025 ACS Pathfinder in Palliative Care Award.
October 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM