About The American Cancer Society
For 100 years, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has worked relentlessly to save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Together with millions of supporters worldwide, ACS is helping people stay well, helping people get well, finding cures, and fighting back against 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.
International Mission Statement
The American Cancer Society's international mission concentrates on capacity building in developing cancer societies and on collaboration with other cancer-related organizations throughout the world in carrying out shared strategic directions.
Overview
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.
Together with their millions of supporters, the American Cancer Society (ACS) saves lives and creates a world with less cancer and more birthdays by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back. The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has 12 geographic Divisions, more than 900 local offices nationwide, and a presence in more than 5,100 communities.
They help people take steps to prevent cancer or detect it at its earliest, most treatable stage through prevention and early detection. Educational efforts are made that are helping people stop smoking, get the right screening tests, and live healthy lifestyles. The American Cancer Society offers free information, programs, services, and community referrals to patients, survivors, and caregivers through every step of a cancer experience – so they can focus on getting well.
The American Cancer Society funds groundbreaking research that helps the community understand cancer’s causes, determine how best to prevent it, and discover new ways to cure it. Research programs include extramural grants, behavioral research, intramural epidemiology, and surveillance research. They work with lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and rally communities worldwide to join the fight.
They are also saving lives from cancer around the globe.