The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community- based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.

The American Cancer Society aspires to decrease mortality from cancer, reduce the incidence of cancer and measurably improve the quality of life for cancer patients, through cancer research, education, advocacy and services to cancer patients and their families.

http://www.cancer.org