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American Cancer Society, South Atlantic Division
P.O. Box 56567
Atlanta,,
GA
30343
ph: (404) 816-7800
Founded: 1913
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American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization.
Founded in 1913 and with national headquarters in Atlanta, the Society has 14 regional Divisions and local offices in 3,400 communities. In 1913, 10 physicians and five laymen founded the American Society for the Control of Cancer. Its stated purpose was to disseminate knowledge about the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of cancer to investigate conditions under which cancer is found; and to compile statistics about cancer. Later renamed the American Cancer Society, Inc., the organization now consists of over three million volunteers working to conquer cancer.
American Cancer Society Mission Statement
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. With more than three million volunteers nationwide, the American Cancer Society is one of the oldest and largest voluntary health agencies in the United States.
Education and Prevention
Knowing the facts about cancer can save lives. Primary cancer prevention means taking the necessary precautions to prevent the occurrence of cancer. The Society works to save lives and diminish suffering from cancer through community-based programs aimed at reducing the risk of cancer, detecting cancer as early as possible, ensuring proper treatment, and empowering people facing cancer to cope with the disease and maintain the highest possible quality of life. Society programs focus primarily on tobacco control; the relationship between diet, physical activity and cancer; and promoting coordinated community health.
Advocacy and Public Policy
Cancer is a political issue. Every day, government policymakers make decisions that affect the lives of nearly 10 million cancer patients, survivors, their families and all those at risk for developing cancer. To impact those decisions positively, the Society works to promote beneficial policies, laws and regulations for those affected by cancer.
Patient Navigation Services(TM)
No organization is better positioned than the American Cancer Society to help patients and their families work through the multi-faceted issues that make a cancer journey so challenging. Through Patient Navigation Services, the American Cancer Society provides a one stop, community-based information resource and service center where cancer patients, their families and friends can find help support and answers. The Society provides information on all aspects of cancer through a 24-hour information center (1.800.ACS.2345), Web site (www.cancer.org) and published materials.
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