Every dollar you provide to the American Cancer Society goes toward eliminating cancer as a major health concern. Your donation is essential to supporting our mission, which fights cancer on four fronts: research, education, advocacy, and service.

Research: The American Cancer Society is the largest source of private, nonprofit cancer research funds in the United States, second only to the federal government. The Society has had a hand in virtually every major cancer breakthrough of the past half-century. With your help, we can continue on this path.
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Education: The American Cancer Society provides free educational programs and support services to help improve the quality of life for all cancer patients and their families, including prevention and early detection initiatives like the Great American Health Challenge; our toll-free information line 1-800-ACS-2345, available any time, day or night; and this Web site, with the accurate information available to any Internet user 24 hours a day.

Advocacy: The American Cancer Society Action Network SM [ACS CAN] is the Society's nonprofit, nonpartisan sister organization that consists of a grassroots network of volunteers working on the local, state, and federal levels to pass meaningful legislation. ACS CAN advocates for stronger public health laws to fight cancer and achieve equal access to quality health care for all people.
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Service: If you are diagnosed with cancer, where can you turn for help? The American Cancer Society offers many free programs for patients and survivors, including rides to and from treatment; the Cancer Survivors Network for support; beauty products for patients to help them restore their self-confidence after debilitating treatment; and more.
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No other cancer organization has this kind of presence in the community and power to influence legislators, health organizations, the media, and corporations. No other cancer-related group has the volunteer base, community presence, positive awareness, and decades of accomplishments that the American Cancer Society does. Established in 1913, the American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem.

One person can make a difference. You can make a difference—it happens every day . . . and it sustains our goals for a tomorrow free from cancer.