American Cancer Society Information
On this page you will find American cancer society information for stomach tumor patients.
The ACS has been campaigning for sufferers for over one century and is the biggest tumor organisation in the USA.
It was initially created by physicians and prominent business men, back in 1913, whose goal was to raise awareness.
Its symbol is the "sword of hope" to express the crusading spirit of the cancer movement.
They are a non-profit organisation with international reach and rely on the help from volunteers.
Role Of The Society
How Does The ACS Achieve This?
They achieve their goals through volunteer contributions and donations, offering advice and assistance with fundraisers.
Their website is a comprehensive resource on all malignancies and also gives advice on how you can help.
They set milestones with peoples birthdays, celebrating birthdays rather than years survived.
They also help with:
- Making treatment decisions
- Coping with side effects
- Handling financial matters
- Caregiving
- Living well after cure.
- Help you manage treatment and recovery
- Help finding the emotional support you need
How Do They Achieve This?
It's only through charitable donations that the ACS can function. Your donations are vital and you can do this through their website.
If you are looking at a fundraiser, take a look at the mystomachcancersymptoms fundraiser page in the stomach cancer resources section for information and advice on ways you can do this.
Ways That The ACS Save Lives
The American cancer society help save lives by providing:
- Guidelines on screening tests
- Guidelines on nutrition and exercise
- Through their Quit For Life Program (smoking)
- 24 hour answers to your questions, 7 days a week - provided 800,000 answers to peoples questions in 2014
- Has 120 sites at treatment centers and hospitals
- Advise on law policies
- Funding cutting edge research in to all forms of tumor
- Has 11 geographic regions as well as a central office in Atlanta
- Advise on global health matters pertaining to malignancy
Need More American Cancer Society Information?
You can visit them at http://www.cancer.org/ or contact them direct on 1-800-227-2345.
Their contact address is:
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta
Georgia 30303
I am proud to support the ACS.