How To Get Involved
The bottom line is that with your partnership, the American Cancer Society can save even more lives every day. There are an infinite number of ways to get involved and advance equity in cancer, including:
The fight is not new, and we are not new to the fight.
League of Heroes
Cancer affects 1 in 3 Americans, but it doesn’t affect everyone equally. The American Cancer Society is working to reduce cancer death rates by 40% across the country by 2035. But to make that vision a reality, we must focus on communities that experience greater disparities in cancer screening, diagnosis & survival.
22%
22% of Latino population lives disproportionately below the poverty line
1/3
One-third of African American women experience racial discrimination at health provider visits.
League of Heroes ambassadors are committed to supporting and investing in the Society’s work in health equity.
I just didn’t want any other family to have to go through what my family had been through.
Zia Saylor
Teenage Cancer Advocate
I just didn’t want any other family to have to go through what my family had been through.
Zia Saylor
Teenage Cancer Advocate
I just didn’t want any other family to have to go through what my family had been through.
Zia Saylor
Teenage Cancer Advocate
Our grassroots fundraisers reach out to their own personal networks to make a difference in the fight against health injustices from the ground up.
