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The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. ACS consists of a National Society, chartered divisions throughout the country and over 3,400 local units, governed by volunteer members from both the medical and lay sectors. The Texas Division office is located in Austin and local units in more than 20 communities serve the state’s population.
Recognizing colorectal cancer as a priority in ACS goal-setting for 2015, the Texas Division established a special Colorectal Cancer Committee in 1999 under the leadership of Andre E. Avots-Avotins, M.D., Ph.D. Several members of this group also participated in the formulation of the Texas Cancer Council Action Plan on Colorectal Cancer for Texas, and the recommendations resulting from both these strategic initiatives coincide notably (Appendix C). The division also serves as a distribution point for elements of the ACS’s national colorectal cancer awareness campaign that was launched in June 2000.
Contact:
The American Cancer Society, Texas Division, Inc.
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