The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Networksm (ACS CAN) is the American Cancer Society’s nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate. ACS CAN supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem and encourages elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people extraordinary power to fight cancer with the training and tools they need to make their voices heard.
You CAN Be Empowered
Conquering cancer is as much a matter of public policy as scientific discovery. ACS CAN is leading a nationwide grassroots movement that advances the cancer community’s interests at all levels of government. ACS CAN’s determined advocates put a face on cancer and work to ensure that the 11 million survivors of this dreaded disease are seen and heard by lawmakers and elected officials. Are you one of the countless Americans whose life has been touched by cancer? ACS CAN empowers you to take actions that save lives.
ACS CAN builds on the Society’s century of experience to get results in the legislative fight against cancer. As the Society’s advocacy and lobbying arm, ACS CAN provides the muscle necessary to bring attention to issues related to research funding, access to quality care, prevention, early detection, and treatment. ACS CAN does not endorse candidates and is not a political action committee (PAC), but it does help voters make informed decisions by serving as a trusted source of information about candidate positions on cancer-related concerns and on key issue campaigns like enacting smoke-free workplace laws across the country.
ACS CAN gives hope and power to everyone who cares about cancer and wants their government to act. Together, we CAN make our voices heard. Together, we CAN defeat cancer.
What’s the Difference?
The American Cancer Society and ACS CAN are independent organizations that share the same goals: to save lives and diminish suffering from cancer. ACS and ACS CAN take different routes to meet these shared goals.
What ACS CAN Does:
Leads a national grassroots movement of cancer survivors and their families to change laws to fight cancer
Holds lawmakers accountable for votes on cancer-related issues
Educates the public, lawmakers, candidates, and the media about cancer issues
Publishes voter guides
Hosts debates and town forums
What the American Cancer Society Does:
Funds research
Provides cancer information to the public
Educates the public on cancer treatment, prevention, and early detection
Works in local communities to help cancer patients
Provides funding for advocacy and public policy work
To learn more please visit http://www.acscan.org/ or call us toll-free at 1-800-227-2345, anytime, day or night.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network