Research is at the heart of our mission. For more than 65 years, the American Cancer Society has been finding answers that save lives - from changes in lifestyle to new approaches in therapies to improving cancer patients' quality-of-life. In fact, no single nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization in the US has invested more to find the causes and cures of cancer.
The American Cancer Society funds some of the country's most talented and innovative scientist researchers.
Fight back against cancer by enrolling in a new research study called Cancer Prevention Study -3 (CPS-3). Help us understand how to prevent cancer, which will save lives and give people more of their most precious resource – time.
This infographic focuses on tips to help you reduce your skin cancer risk. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancer types. More than 3.5 million cases of non-melanoma skin cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States and nearly 77,000 cases of melanoma are expected to be diagnosed in 2013.
This infographic highlights current research that shows the significant cancer risk of excess body weight, poor nutrition and physical inactivity. It also highlights ways to reduce that risk by following American Cancer Society guidelines for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US, yet more than 45 million Americans still smoke cigarettes. See the significant harm, both financial and physical, that tobacco use causes to the smoker and to society at large.
100 years ago, the American Cancer Society began the fight of a lifetime. We can finish that fight together. Join a growing global movement of people determined to make this cancer's last century.
