The American Cancer Society is nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Their Global Headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia, and they have regional and local offices throughout the country to ensure they have a presence in every community.
The American Cancer Society’s mission is to save, and celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer. While most people know them for their research, they do so much more. They attack cancer from every angle. We promote healthy lifestyles to help you prevent cancer. They research cancer and its causes to find more answers and better treatments. They fight for lifesaving policy changes. They provide everything from emotional support to the latest cancer information for those who have been touched by cancer. And they do it all 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
How do they help encourage prevention? Nearly half of all cancer deaths could be avoided if we did what we know works – live healthier lifestyles, quit smoking, and get our recommended cancer screenings. They’re here to help you take steps every day to reduce your cancer risks. They have the resources, information, and support you need to stay motivated to eat right and get active, quit smoking or help a loved one kick the habit, and understand what screenings you need.
If you need support they are available at any time to help guide you through your cancer experience. Whether you’ve recently been diagnosed, are currently going though treatment, or are caring for a loved one with cancer, they’re here with information, day-to-day help, and emotional support every step of the way. From free lodging and transportation to help making decisions about your care, they offer programs services, and resources.
What does it take to outsmart cancer? Research. They have invested more than $4.6 billion in cancer research since 1946, all to find more – and better – treatments, uncover factors that may cause cancer, and improve cancer patients’ quality of life. They are investing in cancer research from every angle. Whether they’re conducting the research or funding it, their goal remains the same: to free the world from the pain and suffering from cancer.
Defeating cancer is as much a matter of public policy as scientific discovery. Every day, elected officials and policy makers at the federal, state, and local levels make decisions that affect the lives of more than 11 million cancer patients and survivors, their families and caregivers, and all those at risk for developing cancer. Advocacy is a critical part of the Society’s mission. To that end, the Society and its nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate work in partnership to ensure that elected officials and policy makers at all levels of government make the fight against cancer a top national priority.
American Cancer Society fights hard against the battle of cancer. If you would like to get involved I encourage you to contact them. On behalf of those that have been touched by cancer, thank you American Cancer society.