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Relay for Life // The American Cancer Society & Who they are.
Relay for Life is sponsored by the American cancer society. The American cancer society is the nation's largest voluntary health organization, bringing together thousands of volunteers throughout Ohio to eliminate cancer. We will accomplish our mission through cancer research, education advocacy and patient support. The American Cancer Society is the only voluntary community-based organization fighting cancer on the local, state, and national level.
The good news is that, today, the overall trend lines for cancer are going in the right direction. In 1990, for the first time in history, death rates from cancer in the U.S. began a sustained decline. IN 1992, the rate of new cancer cases also turned the corner and began to drop. However, this good news doesn't mean that our job is done. On the contrary, we will bring all of our resources to bear on accelerating these declines in cancer incidence and deaths, until we have eliminated cancer as a major health problem.