The organization is concerned about how the scope and impact of data removal and potential long-term changes to data collection will impact its research capabilities. ????? ???????  

"ACS develops guidelines for cancer screening and prevention, informed by the latest available data and evidence, to meet the needs of clinicians, the general public, and policy," he said. "We are very concerned that the changes in data collection and dissemination have the potential to impact these efforts in the future." ????????????  

The organization's reports provide up-to-date trends on cancer occurrence, survival, symptoms, prevention, early detection and treatment, Frederick said. ?????  

Frederick said data collected by a plethora of federal and state agencies play a key role in many of the organization's reports and publications, including the agency's "Cancer Statistics, 2025" report and its companion, the "Cancer Facts and Figures" report. ????? ???????

Webpages about HIV, LGBTQ+ people and multiple other public health topics were taken down. Some of the terms being flagged for removal include pregnant people, chestfeeding, diversity, DEI and references to vaccines, health and gender equity, according to officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who spoke to ABC News on the condi