...The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Together with its supporters, ACS is committed to helping people stay well and get well by finding cures and by fighting back. Critical Thinking Questions: 1. 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? 2. According to statistics published by the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1.5 million new cancer cases diagnosed each year over the next decade. What factors contribute to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans? What changes in policy and practice are most likely to affect these figures over time 3. Select a research program from among those funded by the American Cancer Society. Describe the program and discuss what impact the research will have on the prevention or treatment of cancer. 1. If I had a family member, friend or colleague that has just been diagnosed with cancer I would recommend that they get in contact with the American Cancer Society to learn about resources and support for them. They could reach out to them either by phone 1-800-227-2345 or internet at www.cancer.org. I have gone to this website to see for myself what it offers. It explains the diagnosis of cancer in easy to understand language...
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...been diagnosed with cancer. Explain how the American Cancer Society might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why? Unfortunately, I do not have to imagine having a family friend recently diagnosed with cancer. Sad-fully, this is a true reality for one of my closest friend’s two year old son. Little David was diagnosed with ALS (b-cell) in the past months. Although the mortality rate is lower for “b-cell” rather than “t-cell” ALS, it is heartbreaking to see the devastation that cancer brings to a family unit. The most challenging part of treating cancer for my friend’s son is seeing the psychological, physical and mental deterioration that occurs to a young body going through cancer treatment. Although he is taking the chemotherapy well, he has lost the ability to walk and his extensive vocabulary is down to three simple words. He has states of acute psychosis that are hard for his parents to deal with. David’s father is a CRNA and his mother a CVICU nurse, even at their level of expertise this it is unbearable at times to know everything about a disease yet have no control on its effects to your child. I know I have strayed away from the question, but wanted to stress the importance of why ACS exists. 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,...
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...is the American Cancer Society. About 4 years ago I lose my mother with lymphoma; her death left pain and gaping hole at the core of my life puzzle. For that I would like share with others about the several nonprofit companies whose goals are to help others. The American Cancer Society (ACS) saves lives by helping others stay well and get well. Their main focus is to prevent cancer or detect it as its earliest, most treatable stage. American Cancer Society: History: The American Cancer Society was first organized in 1913. At that time 15 doctors and businessman in New York City got together to create what was then called the American Society for the Control of Cancer (ASCC). In that time in history it was not considered appropriate to mention the word “Cancer” in public. Information concerning this bad illness was hidden in climate of fear and denial. At the same time, over75, 000 people died each year of cancer in just in the United States. The most important item on the founders’ agenda was to raise awareness of this illness, before any other educate doctors, nurses, patients and family members about cancer. Marjorie Illig was an ASCC field representative in 1936. She suggested creating a large network of new volunteers whose purpose was to wage the War on Cancer. In 1935 there were 15,000 people involved in cancer control in the U.S by 1938 there was ten times that number (American Cancer Society, 2015). Summary Activities The American Cancer Society activities...
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...Cancer is the second-leading cause of death and disability in the world, behind heart disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Medical research is needed to help fight cancer so cancer patients can live longer and happier, lives. The only way to uncover new treatments for cancer is to continue to invest in the work of scientists and physicians who have already helped in this field so far. The American Cancer society strives to eliminate cancer by extensive research and provides knowledge worldwide about cancer. Research shows that cancer has the most devastating economic impact of any cause of death in the world. More people die from cancer every year around the world than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Cancer is a global challenge. . Investment in research through the American Cancer Society (ACS) drives new and better ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer. The five-year survival rate for all adult cancers combined is 68 percent; an increase of 18 percent since 1975. During the past 30 years, 153 new FDA-approved medical advances were discovered through research carried out in a federally funded lab or institution. Forty of those innovations were new therapies for cancer. Investing in cancer research not only saves lives but also, the progress against cancer will yield dramatic savings. (ACS) According to the National Cancer Institute, cancer costs are projected to reach at least $158 billion in 2020. The (NCI) states that the projections were based...
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...American Cancer Society: Advocating for the Family Smoke Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA) 2009. Abstract On June 22, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA). This Act gave the FDA authority to regulate the distribution, manufacture and sale of tobacco to the public in the United States. The American Cancer Society and many others believe that the enactment of an effective national tobacco control policy is a necessary first step in reducing youth and adult smoking, controlling the tobacco industry, and significantly reducing tobacco- related disease and death. Before this day tobacco products were unregulated by the federal government. This paper will discuss the Act and the ACS strong support of this Act, as well as some of its supporters and opposers. My interest group is the American Cancer Society. One of the organizations priority issues is to prevent cancer. They work with lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and rally communities to join the fight. Many people think of cancer as a purely medical or scientific issue, but it is just as much a political issue. Every day in the news we hear of legislators introducing bills, passing laws and allocating funds that affect people with cancer and their families. Even clinical trials and health insurance all involve legislation. As a community-based organization the ACS unites millions of people...
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...part of American society. The social inequality in America, in part, can be attributed to the relationship between the perceived “superior/normal” and the perceived “inferior/abnormal.” For instance, in race relations, Whites (non-Hispanic) are considered the norm; in gendered issues, the male is dominant. Additionally, many of these issues are interrelated and interdependent. The inequities invade the home, the work place, the school, and the hospital, among other places because they invade all of the interactions humans have with each other. Therefore, it follows that social inequalities would affect...
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...Patient navigators are usually trained, culturally sensitive health care workers who provide support and guidance throughout the patient’s care (National Cancer Institute, 2009). There is no one common definition of patient navigators. Healthcare navigators include trained social workers, community health workers nurses and nurse practitioners as well as trained laypersons, who may be full-time employees or volunteers. Most patient navigators work on reducing disparities in cancer outcomes. They are increasingly used for underserved individuals at risk for or with cancer. They guide patients and their families along the maze of doctors' offices, clinics, hospitals, outpatient centers, insurance and payment systems, patient-support organizations, and other components of the health care system encountered during the cancer journey. Services provided by patient navigators are designed to support timely delivery of quality standard cancer care and ensure that patients, survivors, and families are satisfied with their encounters with the cancer care system (Institute for Alternative Future, 2007). Some of the services provided include: • Coordinating appointment to ensure timely delivery of services, • Providing literature and education on coping with cancer, what to expect during chemotherapy and radiation, and dealing with side effects of treatment • Facilitating communication and follow-up services, • Helping with paperwork, • Ensuring that appropriate medical records are...
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...The American Cancer Society Ethics Codes Heather HCS435 – Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility April 5, 2010 Professor: Beryl Keegan The American Cancer Society Ethics Codes Every organization, whether it have employees or is based on volunteer work has a code of ethics that it requires its personnel to follow. The American Cancer Society is no different. The code of ethics clearly defines the goals and ethical principles of the organization, as well as how to protect an individual when reporting a co-worker who is performing in an unethical manner, also called the whistleblower protection policy. An outsider’s opinion on enhancing this code as well as ideas on how to make it better is also looked at, so that the code is always clear and maintains understandability. The definition of goals for the organization, within the code of ethics, is very important, as it lays out the groundwork for each society. The American Cancer Society code of ethics sets their goals early on in the code and states that their goal is to “provide evidence of the Society’s commitment to the lawful and ethical conduct of its business and to promote lawful and ethical behavior by its associates” (American Cancer Society, 2008). This particular code is asking each of its members to act honestly and fairly and to exercise the best judgment, care, and skill for the sole benefit of the society (ACS, 2008). In the long run, all this code is asking for is that each member of the...
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...SCREENING AND EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER SAVES LIVES (THE PROS AND CONS) Cancer screening and early detection have major importance in the survival of patients with cancer. For virtually every site, statistics show far better survival rates for early cancers than for advanced cancers. The success of treatment is largely determined by the extent of disease at the time of diagnosis with the exception of the leukemias and lymphomas. Treatment of advanced cancers, using any known modalities, is seldom curative. The objective of early detection and screening is to shift the extent of disease at diagnosis from advanced to early through the systematic examination of asymptomatic and symptomatic people. The examinations vary from self-examination...
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...disease, Lung cancer, Emphysema, and Pneumonia to name a few. Since smoking ban laws were enforced in public places lung cancer and its cause has become a controversial issue; this is why I chose lung cancer as the primary topic of respiratory disease. In this paper I will discuss lung cancers primary, secondary, and tertiary state as well as what makes it classified as such. I will also address the impact of Lung cancer on society as it relates to the business of health care and the use of resources. Lung cancer is classified by primary, secondary, and tertiary state. First or primary is to review behavior in secondary prevention; second, is to stress the need for behavioral research in tertiary prevention to shorten the delay of cancer treatment and diagnosis. Secondary prevention occurs when the disease is identified in the earliest stages when effective treatment can be administered so that mortality rates can be reduced. Tertiary prevention directly affects morbidity once symptoms or awareness has occurred. (Smith & Anderson, 1985) The chance of early detection and its success depends on clinical screening strategies and the stage of the disease at the time it is diagnosed. Lung cancer is a disease in which the cells in the tissues of the lungs begin to grow uncontrollably. Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death in both men and women in the U.S. each year. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimated in 1998, 172,000 new cases of lung cancer had been diagnosed...
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...disease, Lung cancer, Emphysema, and Pneumonia to name a few. Since smoking ban laws were enforced in public places lung cancer and its cause has become a controversial issue; this is why I chose lung cancer as the primary topic of respiratory disease. In this paper I will discuss lung cancers primary, secondary, and tertiary state as well as what makes it classified as such. I will also address the impact of Lung cancer on society as it relates to the business of health care and the use of resources. Lung cancer is classified by primary, secondary, and tertiary state. First or primary is to review behavior in secondary prevention; second, is to stress the need for behavioral research in tertiary prevention to shorten the delay of cancer treatment and diagnosis. Secondary prevention occurs when the disease is identified in the earliest stages when effective treatment can be administered so that mortality rates can be reduced. Tertiary prevention directly affects morbidity once symptoms or awareness has occurred. (Smith & Anderson, 1985) The chance of early detection and its success depends on clinical screening strategies and the stage of the disease at the time it is diagnosed. Lung cancer is a disease in which the cells in the tissues of the lungs begin to grow uncontrollably. Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death in both men and women in the U.S. each year. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimated in 1998, 172,000 new cases of lung cancer had been diagnosed...
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...Running Head: THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL, AND PROSTATE CANCER What is the Impact of the New Prostate Cancer screening guidelines on Black Men? And The Health Belief Model Calvin Sneed Marymount University August 1st 2014 Introduction Prostate cancer is a highly prevalent disease with an estimate of 30,000 deaths and 233,000 new cases predicted for the United States in 2014 (ACS, 2014). It is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men but is highly survivable if diagnosed correctly. In fact, the American Cancer Society (2014) has stated the relative five and ten year survival rates for the disease are 100 percent and 99 percent respectively. These figures indicate the importance of early detection screenings like the Prostate Specific Antigen test (PSA) and the Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) in regards to surviving the disease. “Since using early detection tests for Prostate Cancer became relatively common in the United States (about 1990), the prostate cancer death rate has dropped” (ACS, 2014). However, there has been a contentious debate in recent years involving many organizations on the adequacy of these early detection measures (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2013). Controversy stems from studies like the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial. The early research from this study indicated there was no evidence of a mortality benefit in having an annual PSA screening done (Andriole, Crawford, Grubb, Buys...
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...following statements made by the ACS (2015): Undescended testicle One of the main risk factors for testicular cancer is a condition called cryptorchidism, or undescended testicle(s). This means that one or both testicles fail to move from the abdomen (belly) into the scrotum before birth. Males with cryptorchidism are several times more likely to get testicular cancer than those with normally descended testicles. Normally, the testicles develop inside the abdomen of the fetus and they go down (descend) into the scrotum before birth. In about 3% of boys, however, the testicles do not make it all the way down before the child is born. Sometimes the testicle remains in the abdomen. In other cases, the testicle starts...
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...Various Methods Rebecca Bruce Oklahoma City University Abstract Colorectal cancer screening (CRC-S) should be a simple, safe, convenient, and inexpensive as possible, with high sensitivity and specificity that allows increased patient participation (Stevenson, 1991). As the third leading cause of US cancer-related deaths, colorectal cancer (CRC) is a serious health concern (CDC, 2014). In 2007, an estimated 158,500 people in the United States were diagnosed with CRC and an estimated 53,000 people died from colon cancer related deaths (ACA, 2014). A goal of healthcare professionals should be to provide education and outreach to all eligible patients for colorectal cancer screening at every possible opportunity. This goal will involve many different screening methods or a combination of these methods. The effort to reach more patients for CRC-S is a group effort among all disciplines and education levels. Keywords: colon cancer, colorectal screening, patient participation, screening methods CRC-S Increasing By Various Methods In the United States, Colorectal cancer can be prevented by the detection and removal of adenomatous polyps. Whenever possible, providers should educate and discuss with their patients the various methods available. Background and Significance The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) currently recommends screening for colorectal cancer using high-sensitivity fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy...
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...PRESS RELEASE Extended Stay America Commits 100,000 Room Nights To The American Cancer Society, Helping Cancer Patients Traveling For Treatment Renewal of flagship room donation program, Hotel Keys of Hope™, doubling previous years' donations ATLANTA -- An estimated 1.6 million Americans will be diagnosed with some type of cancer this year, and thousands will travel away from home for treatment. Extended Stay America (ESA) -- the largest owner-operated HOTEL brand in the U.S., and the American Cancer Society (ACS) -- the largest voluntary health organization in the nation – announced the renewal of their unprecedented multi-year partnership and flagship room donation program, Hotel Keys of Hope™. More than doubling the previous contribution, the hotel brand commits a record-breaking 100,000 rooms over the next two years, providing lodging support to a targeted 15,000 cancer patients. "All of us at Extended Stay America are very proud of the HOTEL Keys of Hope™ program. Our goal is to come to work every day and create a stay that makes a difference. If we can help pay back, even a little bit, it makes our day, our month, our year," said Gerry Lopez, chief executive officer, Extended Stay America. "For cancer patients facing financial challenges, this program alleviates one of the largest barriers for treatment — lodging cost during treatment. HOTEL Keys of Hope™ extends a comfortable suite with homelike amenities, the ability to have the comfort and support of family and...
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