ACS Discovery Pillar work was noted in publications and received recognition.New ACS research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute showed that overall death rate increased in persons with any mention of cancer in their death certificate during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, especially for those with mention of prostate and hematological cancers. See chart above.The ACS Journals Team launched a new podcast in August called CancerSpeak, which features conversations with authors about published papers in the journal Cancer. This is the first podcast for the Journals program. The first four episodes of CancerSpeak are available to listen to on Apple Podcasts and Podbean and feature a four-part conversation with members of the ACS National Navigation Roundtable about their supplement issue that published in Cancer entitled "A Decade Later: The State of Patient Navigation in Cancer." You can also find promotions of the podcast on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. The Journals Team is excited about this new publication enhancement offering and the potential for increased reach and usage of articles published in Cancer. Any questions about CancerSpeak can be directed to Jasmine Hargrave-Thomas, assistant managing editor, who is managing the podcast.The Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act resulted in a 19% annual increase in Medicaid-insured cancer patients participating in publicly funded clinical trials,” according to a new study in JAMA Oncology led by ACS grantee Joe Unger, PhD, of Fred Hutch Cancer Center. ACS Professor Dawn Hershman, MD, was senior author. Read more here.Cancer Cytopathology has won a 2023 APEX Grand Award for Writing for the article “A different kind of smart: What pathologists can learn from an octopus.” The article appeared in the January 2022 issue of the journal in our CytoSource section, written by Bryn Nelson. The article explored how octopi and their many examples of intelligent thought have forced scientists to reconsider their notions of what intelligence actually means. APEX is the Annual Awards for Publication Excellence Competition, which recognizes exceptional communicators in corporate, nonprofit, and independent settings. CytoSource has won 5 APEX awards since 2015.Congratulations are due to American Cancer Society Professor Nancy Krieger, PhD, for receiving APHA's oldest and most prestigious award "for her activism and research surrounding health equity and social science.” Congratulations to Dr. Robin Yabroff on being selected as a 2023 Champion of Health Equity by Cancer Health. She joined the ranks of an elite group of 25 individuals who work to ensure fair opportunities to prevent, treat, and survive cancer.Listen to Dr. Leticia Nogueira discuss ACS research on how heatwaves impact cancer patients on the Journal of Clinical Oncology After Hours Podcast and SiriusXM Satellite Radio's Doctor Radio Channel’s Pulmonology show.Read Dr. Xuesong Han’s interview with STATnews on the recent report on COVID-19 and cancer diagnoses.Dr. Bill Dahut spoke with CNN about a new study reporting most cancer screenings don’t extend life.A new RNA liquid biopsy paper published in Nature Biomedical Engineering featured work funded through an ACS Research Scholar award.A study published in Nature from ACS Discovery Boost grantee showed potential for safer and more effective immunotherapy approach for AML through epitope editing.New study in Science Magazine led by ACS grantee Xi Chen "reveals the direct cross-talk between oncogenic signaling & the protein quality control machinery & uncovers the mechanisms that account for the proteostasis rewiring in response to KRAS inhibition."
