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Causes: Philanthropy, Voluntarism Promotion
Mission: Mission: 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. Programs: Patient support programs assist cancer patients and their families in an effort to ease the burden of the disease.
Target demographics: Cancer patients and their families
Geographic areas served: volunteers
Programs: Road To Recovery Program (rides for patients to treatment), Reach To Recovery (support for breast cancer patients), lodging resources (Hope Lodge and hotel partners), and wigs for women going through cancer treatment.