The American Cancer Society is the leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. The American Cancer Society is improving the lives of people with cancer and their families as the only organization combating cancer through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

• One in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime
• There are 18M+ cancer survivors living in the united states today
• The American Cancer Society is the number 1 funder of cancer research only after the U.S. Government and has invested $5.6B in cancer research since 1946
• Cancer mortality rates have decrease by 34% since 1991, resulting in an estimated 4.5 lives saved
• The American Cancer Society is working to remove barriers to cancer treatment by providing transportation, lodging, and free cancer information to patients
• Learn the facts about cancer and what the American Cancer Society is doing to support the fight to help people with cancer not only survive but thrive at cancer.org