We advocate for lifesaving policy changes. We promote healthy lifestyles to help you prevent cancer. We research cancer and its causes to find more answers and better treatments. We provide information, answers, and support to people in every community who have been touched by cancer.

We fund research grants and conduct cancer research studies to help accelerate the pace of progress. We conduct equity-focused research to identify and understand issues related to cancer disparities in an effort to advance health equity among all communities.

The American Cancer Fund(ACF)/American Cancer Association(ACA) is a 60+ year old organization dedicated to the education, support and empowerment of those diagnosed with Cancer by organizing and clarifying information. We elevate the level of understanding of Cancer.

We're also not funded by the US government. We're primarily funded from personal donations - like yours. In 2022, you helped us invest more than $145 million in cancer research. Since 1946, we've invested more than $5 billion in research grants to the best scientists across the country.

Goals: Cancer Society funding is prioritised into areas that improve equity in cancer outcomes, which may include prevention, screening, psychosocial support, or survivorship.

In addition to achieving our 4 goals – prevent, detect, care and champion – we will transform research to have maximum impact by: Involving patients, caregivers and survivors meaningfully in all aspects of research – from setting priorities to participating in research studies and evaluating outcomes.

Clinical cancer researchers conduct clinical trials, study a particular patient or group of patients, including their behaviors, or use materials from humans, such as blood or tissue samples, to learn about disease, how the healthy body works, or how it responds to treatment.

Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has the world's leading Share of cancer research, and more than one-fifth of its total Nature Index output is in this area. The National Institutes of Health, a major funder of cancer research in the United States, also has a high Share.

We fund scientists, doctors and nurses to work towards prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Funding supports something as big as a new research centre down to the small glass slides that are used to analyse cancer cells.

12 Examples of the Best Mission Statements

• “To inspire humanity - both in the air and on the ground.”
• “To accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.”
• “Spread ideas.”
• “To connect the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful.”

We raise funds through donations, gifts in Wills, community fundraising and events, corporate partnerships, and our retail chain of over 600 shops.

Objectives of the Cancer Awareness Program. Create cancer awareness and remove the stigma and fear attached. Help people recognize the early signs and symptoms of cancer, thus enabling them to seek treatment at an early stage.