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Hope Lodge is a charitable project run by the American Cancer Society (ACS) offering cancer patients and their caregivers a free place to stay when they are being treated in another location away from home. Patients staying at a Hope Lodge must be in active cancer treatment, and permanently reside more than 40 miles or one hour away from their ...
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The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. Established in 1913, the society is organized into six geographical regions of both medical and lay volunteers operating in more than 250 Regional offices throughout the United States. [ 1 ]
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The money you donate can be directed towards cancer research, covering travel costs for families, or providing support to siblings of young cancer patients. You can donate through their website ...
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Since the disease is projected to become the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. around 2020, [6] the organization established a goal, called the "Vision of Progress", to double pancreatic cancer survival by 2020. [4] The nonprofit seeks to fulfill the goal by spreading greater awareness and increasing funds for research to ...
The first concept for a three-day walk for breast cancer was created and produced in 1998 by Dan Pallotta and Pallotta TeamWorks benefitting the Avon Foundation. In late Aug 2002 Avon introduced its own two-day walk (the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, a 39.3-mile walk over two days). The first day of the Avon walk is the distance of a marathon ...