A worthy cause...

Photo courtesy of American Cancer Society

We help cancer patients get well and stay well in Alabama.

Through our various support groups and programs, we reach dozens of families in your community.

31,796 trips for cancer patients to get to their cancer treatments.

1,498 patients received free wigs, prostheses or other gift items this year.

886 women took part in the Reach to Recovery program, which matches newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with survivors.

815 women attended Look Good...Feel Better, a makeover session for female cancer patients to teach them how to deal with skin and hair changes.

1,536 patients attended monthly support group meetings.

29 cancer survivors received college scholarships.

892 patients and caregivers stayed for free at the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Birmingham while seeking treatment at local facilities, totaling 19,701 nights. That service saved these families an estimated total of nearly $2,462,625!

We help find cures right here in Alabama.

The American Cancer Society funds 7 researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, for a total of more than 4 million dollars in research grants.

The American Cancer Society has funded three billion dollars in research since 1946, helping fund such cancer discoveries as the breast cancer drug tamoxifen, surgeries like the bone marrow transplant, and cancer screenings like the PSA test.

44 American Cancer Society funded researchers are Nobel Prize laureates. This is more than any other non-profit organization in the world.

We help cancer patients fight back.

In this past fiscal year, volunteers with the American Cancer Society helped persuade the Alabama state legislature to restore more than $300,000 to the state's Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection program, after it had been cut entirely from the governor's budget for the third year in the row. The program gives free mammograms to women who are underinsured or not insured at all. Also in this past fiscal year, local leadership council member and state representative Mary Sue McClurkin honored the Joe Lee Griffin Hope Lodge and also recognized cervical cancer awareness through a joint resolution. American Cancer Society volunteers advocated for cancer patients covered by Medicaid, supporting several efforts involving coverage for prescription drugs and hospice care. We are geared up for the this year’s legislative session focusing on educating legislators about the importance of passing comprehensive smoke-free legislation.

For cancer information 24 hours a day, call 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.