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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Focus | "Holding lawmakers accountable for their words and their actions" relating to cancer.[1] |
| Location | |
Area served | United States, Puerto Rico |
| Method | Lobbying and media campaigns. |
Key people | Karen E. Knudsen
CEO ACS, and ACS CAN, Lisa Lacasse, President, ACS CAN. 18 member board of directors. |
| Website | www.fightcancer.org |
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. It was founded in September 2001 to directly lobby the goals of the American Cancer Society, which is subject to restrictions on advocacy activities because of its tax classification. ACS CAN works to make cancer a national priority. Specifically, it advocates for better access to care, cancer prevention and early detection programs, cancer research funding, regulation of tobacco by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, better quality of life for cancer patients, and attempts to raise awareness of and reduce cancer disparities.[2] Members include cancer survivors, caregivers, patients, volunteers, and students, including Colleges Against Cancer.[3]
- ^ "American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network". About ACS CAN. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ "Policy Resources. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network". Action.acscan.org. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
- ^ "Colleges Against Cancer". Acscan.org. Retrieved 2013-02-23.