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American cancer society

Michaela Kouri Pd. 7. American cancer society. Mission:.

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American cancer society

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  1. Michaela Kouri Pd. 7 American cancer society

  2. Mission: • “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.”

  3. History • American Cancer Society (ACS) was founded in 1913 by 15 physicians and businessmen in New York City. • Was originally called the American Society for the Control of Cancer. • The symbol of two serpents forming a handle, was adopted by the American Cancer Society in 1928, and designed by George E. Durant. • The two serpents forming the handle represent the scientific and medical focus of the Society’s mission and the blade expresses the “crusading spirit of the cancer control movement." • The Society is organized into 13 geographical divisions of both medical and lay volunteers • There are over 3,400 offices throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

  4. Grants for researchers • Organizing projects, such as Relay for Life and the Great American Smokeout • Running public health advertising campaigns • 10th most popular charity/non profit in America • Has funded 42 Nobel Prize laureates Accomplishments:

  5. More information: • They provide money for researchers • Providing the money helps them find new cures for different kinds of cancers, and advocating for increased use of preventative techniques. • Many different locations in the United States • Helps people learn more about the different types of cancers out there and different ways to cope or deal with them. • Learn more at www.cancer.com

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