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American Cancer Society

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	American Cancer Society
Address:	250 Williams Street Atlanta, GA 30303-1002 United States of America
Email:	rennie.sloan@cancer.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	Chinese Portuguese Spanish English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Aging Women Youth Sustainable Development: Capacity-building
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Brazil India Ghana South Africa China Mexico
Millennium Development Goals:	Improve maternal health Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. For more information on our global programs, now in more than 20 countries, visit www.cancer.org/international.
Year established (YYYY):	1913
Year of registration (YYYY):	1913
Organizational structure:	The American Cancer Society, Inc. consists of a National Home Office with 13 chartered Divisions throughout the United States.
Number and type of members:	More than 3,400 local offices nationwide are organized to deliver cancer prevention, early detection, and patient services programs at the community level. Overseas, we employ staff on the ground in four countries.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	ACS works with more than 80 NGOs worldwide to build capacity.
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

Additional Information

Advancement of Women

Affiliation with other organizations:

ACS works with NGOs to build their capacity to fight breast and cervical cancer in more than 20 countries. In Africa, cervical is the leading cancer killer among women.