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The sword symbol, adopted by the American Cancer Society in 1928, was designed by George E. Durant of Brooklyn, New York. According to Durant, the two serpents forming the handle represent the scientific and medical focus of the society's mission, and the blade expresses the "crusading spirit of the cancer control movement". [9]
In 1982, Scott became the chairwoman of the North Carolina chapter of the American Cancer Society. [2] The American Cancer Society honored her with its Sword of Hope award that same year and granted her honorary life membership in the organization in 1995. [2] On July 17, 2009, Scott fell at a friend's house and sustained a traumatic brain ...
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.
The ΖΤΑ Foundation currently has partnerships with the American Cancer Society, in which the Foundation is the National Survivor Ambassador of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer; the National Football League (partnership established in 1999), for which the Foundation distributes pink ribbons as part of the NFL's "A Crucial Catch" campaign ...
In 1972, Putnam received the Sword of Hope award from the American Cancer Society for his work in basic cancer research. He was awarded an honorary degree from Cambridge University in 1973. Putnam was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1974 and as a honorary fellow of the National Academy of Clinical ...
Otis Webb Brawley is an American physician and the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University. He served as Chief Medical and Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President of the American Cancer Society from July 2007 to November 2018.
Karen E. Knudsen is the former Chief Executive Officer of American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.She is the first woman to hold that position in either organization.
The Laskers ousted the board of directors. Afterwards, they raised then record amounts of money and directed much of it to research. The American Cancer Society also fought lung cancer through prevention via anti-smoking campaigns. Using TV equal-time provisions, they were able to counter cigarette advertising with their own message. [13]