What Does The American Cancer Society Do?

We:

Helping people stay well
• The American Cancer Society Quitline®, doubles a person’s chances of quitting tobacco for good.
• We develop guidelines for recommended cancer screenings and nutrition and physical activity, so people know what tests they need to find cancer early and how to help prevent the disease.
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Helping people get well
• Our phone lines are open every minute of every day and night to help connect people with the answers they need. Each year, we provide information, help, and support to the nearly one million individuals who call us at 1-800-227-2345. Also online @ cancer.org
• We offer an online support community for cancer survivors and caregivers to share stories and find support.
• We assist cancer patients in need with getting transportation to and from their treatments and offer help with free lodging for cancer patients and their caregivers.
• Through our clinical trials matching service, we connect patients with thousands of different treatment options.


Find cures
• We’ve had a hand in nearly every major cancer breakthrough of the last century, including confirming the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, establishing the link between obesity and multiple cancers, developing drugs to treat leukemia and advanced breast cancer, and showing that mammography is the most effective way to detect breast cancer.
• We’re the largest private funder of cancer research in the United States. Of the researchers chosen for Society funding, 42 have gone on to win the Nobel Prize, the highest honor in scientific achievement.


Fighti back
• The majority of Americans are now covered by a smoke-free law, thanks in part to the efforts of the Society and our nonpartisan advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
• We help mobilize communities to fight back against cancer with events such as Relay For Life and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer®.
• We have helped uninsured, underinsured, and low-income women get breast and cervical cancer screening tests and follow-up treatment since 1991 and, along with ACS CAN, we have successfully fought for legislation protecting this care.

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Sent to me by: Chiara C. Clayton February 17