American Cancer Society Case

The American Cancer Society is a big part of cancer. This ACS (American Cancer Society) is an organization that raises money to help researchers find cures and ways to prevent cancer. Raising money for the ACS will help them, doctors, and scientists discover treatments and lifesaving research. It is known that one in every four deaths is from cancer and approximately 1,500 people a day dies or are diagnosed with cancer. The American Cancer Society wants to change that. Donating to the ACS will help them grow and encourage other people to make a change. The American Cancer Society helps saves lives and prevents suffering from the deadly disease called cancer.

American Cancer Society, established in 1913, is a national community-based organization that is dedicated to fighting and eliminating cancer through prevention, research, education, advocacy, and service. The organization was established by 15 physicians and businessmen, in New York City, under the name American Society for the Control of Cancer. The name was changed to American Cancer Society in 1945, when the society was reorganized to recognize the new era. The symbol is composed of two serpents and a sword of hope which represent the scientific medical focus and the crusading spirit of the movement against cancer. The society is currently run by volunteers. The number one goal of the organization is to “save lives and create a world

Imagine that a family friend or colleague has just been diagnosed with cancer. Explain how the American Cancer Society might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why?

The nurse would have arranged for Mr. Thomas to receive training, so that he is able to transfer his wife safety from the bed to a chair. Educating Mr. Thomas to safely participate in his wife’s care will prevent caregiver and patient injuries and will help Mr. Thomas not rely on paid staff to

This project proposal aims to seek funding of $50,000 to expand the existing Prostate Cancer Support Group by employing a part-time

Imagine a world without cancer, without the families suffering because a loved one is battling the fight against a disease that claims the most lives every year. This is what the American Cancer Society is aspires for in the long run. Ever since the American Cancer Society was created in 1913, they have been dedicated to eradicating the disease known as cancer. They put the best interest of the people and take action to make it happen. The American Cancer Society (ACS) uses its eventful history to take action to help the millions of people who are suffering from cancer and work to find advancements in the battle against it.

. Jettowyne, (The Compassionate Friends, 2011, November 4), stated, “Friends don’t want to say your child’s name, because they think it will make you feel bad”. Being open and asking or commenting on the child is essential in the healing process and showing support.

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The key health issues associated with this society are informing the public about cancer and the different types and trying to raise money for the funding of research. Cancer is an important topic to address because it is a disease that a lot of people are not fully aware of. Most people know that cancer can be either very aggressive or that you need to undergo chemotherapy. Those are the most commonly known facts. The American Cancer Society was founded in the year 1913 by a total of fifteen people- ten doctors and 5 laypeople. Their goal was to spread awareness about cancer so that progress could be made against the disease.

The American Cancer Society is a nonprofit organization to help fight against cancer. “The American Cancer Society relies on volunteers to help with local programs for cancer patients and survivors”(Wootton). They need volunteers to help raise money to help with the research of all the different types of cancers. “It relies on its two and half million volunteers(Facts about ACS)”. The volunteers are helping many people and they may not even know it. Even the little things can help them get through the tough times. More than one million people get diagnosed with cancer every year. The amount of people that are getting diagnosed with cancer will need help from everything possible. This illness is very deadly with all the treatment, it is very expensive and cost the families money that could be hard to pay for. There are many different kinds of treatment that could help you fight through the deathly disease. The most used treatment is chemotherapy and

Cancer been the deadliest disease, it has caught the attention to several of non-profit organizations to work and find a cure for it. After evaluating several worthy non-profit organizations, the committee has identified the American Cancer Society as the non-profit organization to receive the 2016 Holiday Staff Contribution Collection. We have chosen American Cancer Society for the following reasons:

This article is about a benefit for a man diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. His name is Rick Benson, and he lives in Mason City, Iowa. His close relatives and friends are organizing the benefit, which will take place on April 8th. The proceeds from the charity event will go to Ben, and his wife to help lighten the financial burden. Before Rick was diagnosed with cancer, he owned a construction business, Benson Construction, for 30 years. Nine years ago he lend the business to his son Jarrod, and became over-the-road truck driver. However, his career at the moment is on hold because he can't legally drive with the medication he is currently taking. During the early days of April, Rick will undertake chemotherapy with radiation to see if

From this case study, Dr. John Seffrin and the American Cancer Society can be analyzed as leaders on promoting the access to care initiative to ensure equal quality healthcare to lifesaving cancer treatments. One example seen here, is the transformational leadership approach. This style according to Northouse (2016) “is a process that changes and transforms people. It is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and long-term goals” (pg. 161), which the American Cancer Society shares in order to reach its goal of providing access to care to patients dealing with this condition to achieve their 2015 goals of reducing cancer death rates by 50%, reduce the cancer incidence rates by 25%, and improve the quality of life for all cancer

The patient was an 80-year-old female who was diagnosed with carcinoma of the pancrease about two month’s ago. She underwent resection (Whipple-type surgery) but unfortunately had multiple complications postopratively including gastrointestinal problems, sepsis, malnutrition, and metabolic problems, and her condition spiraled downward over the next 2 months. She reached a stage were she wasn’t able to get up and her quality of life had become extremely pour. Her general condition had became almost terminal, at which time the patient and her family requested only paliative and terminal supportive care hence she was transferred to hospice care. The patient is therefore being admitted into hospice for palliative care of her terminal