American Cancer Society - Metro East Region

We are a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, aving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.

We offer preventive and detection education, patient services, advocacy to change laws to better the lives of cancer patients and their families and to make screenings affordable and we are the largest non-government funded supplier of research dollars. We also offer a 24 hour website (www.cancer.org) and phone line (800-ACS-2345).