Making a Difference to Help Save Lives from Cancer

Help us end cancer as we know it, for everyone. 

The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of nearly two million volunteers dedicated to saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight for a world without cancer. From breakthrough research, to free lodging near treatment, a 24/7/365 live helpline, free rides to treatment, and convening powerful activists to create awareness and impact, the Society is the only organization attacking cancer from every angle.

Here are just a few examples of how the American Cancer Society worked toward achieving our mission in Virginia.

Finding Cancer’s Causes and Cures

  • As of  January 2023, the American Cancer Society is currently funding cancer research grants totaling more than $9.9 million in the state of Virginia
  • Here are the current researchers the American Cancer Society is funding in the state of Virginia

Luke Wilkins, MD
University of Virginia
Preclinical Transarterial Embolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Owen  A. O’Connor, MD, PhD
University of Virginia
Clinical Research Professor

David Gewirtz, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Institutional Research Grant

Senthil K. Radhakrishnan, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Understanding and Targeting Nrf1 Pathway in Triple-negative Breast Cancer

Askar Chukmaitov, PhD, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Hospitals in Accountable Care Organizations and
Cancer Quality and Costs

Vanessa Sheppard, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Improving Communication and Adherence in Black Breast Cancer Survivors

Renfeng Li, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Caspase Modulation of the m6A RNA-modification Pathway in EBV Replication

Roger Anderson, PhD
University of Virginia
Effects of Mammography Center
Policy and Practice on Uptake and
Diagnosis

Paula D. Bos, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Regulation of Breast Cancer progression by Treg Cells

Michael E. Engel, MD, PhD
University of Virginia
Role of the GFI1-LSD1 Repressor Complex in T-AL/L

Helping Cancer Patients Access Care

  • Provided more than 6,000 rides to treatment and other cancer-related appointments in Virginia through our Road to Recovery program
  • Provided more than 4,350 free nights at our Hope Lodge communities, and more than 700 free or reduced nights with our hotel partners in Virginia, saving more than $750,000
  • Our patient navigators helped guide more than 650 newly diagnosed, underserved cancer patients to overcome barriers to care

Supporting Cancer Survivors

  • Helped more than 800 women manage appearance-related side effects of treatment
  • Provided more than 1,500 special kits of tailored information and resources for newly diagnosed patients
  • Provided more than 450 wigs to cancer patients

Offering Information and Education

  • Our website, cancer.org, had more than 1,576,800 visits from residents in Virginia and provided the latest, most accurate information on virtually all topics related to cancer
  • Our 24/7/365 helpline handled more than 7,000 calls and live chats from residents in Virginia seeking support, information, and resources

Providing Leadership and Education for the Health Care Community

  • Worked with more than 68 Virginia health care systems to help more people prevent cancer or find it early, provide patient and provider education, and improve care

Fighting Cancer through Public Policy

All of this just in Virginia! To learn more about the work of the American Cancer Society, please visit cancer.org.