American Cancer Society - Metro Detroit - MI - Metro Detroit

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.

Description:
Benefiting Our Community
Everyone benefits from your American Cancer Society...whether it's through more than 50 years of successful cancer research, the use of free community resources or by calling our cancer information center a 800.ACS.2345. We can help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Society volunteers and staff across the country lead the fight against cancer and maintain our long-standing commitment to eliminate cancer.

History:
Your American Cancer Society is the largest source of private not-for-profit cancer research funds in the United States, second only to the federal government in total dollars spent. Our annual investment in cancer research has grown steadily from $1 million in 1946 to more than $100 million today.

Since its inception, the Society has raised and delivered more than $2.3 billion for cancer research, Scientists supported by the Society have made great contributions. Among the highlights: *Established the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.
*Developed the Pap test to detect cervical cancer.
*Proved that lumpectomy plus radiation compared with mastectomy is effective against some breast cancers.
*Dramatically increased cure rate for childhood leukemia. *Created hormonal therapy for prostate cancer. *Discovered genes that make people more susceptible to breast and colon cancer.
Developed a variety of cancer-fighting drugs.

Contact person: Patricia Pergreau, Office Manager, (248) 663-3449, (email)

Office fax number: (248) 663-3409

Address:

20450 Civic Center Drive Southfield, MI 48076 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.cancer.org

Directions:

From I 696 exit at Evergreen, - turn south go to Civic Center Drive, turn right, go 1/4 mile turn right.

Last updated on April 30, 2009