American Cancer Society, Texas Division, Inc.

Through over 290 local Units in Texas, the American Cancer Society provides both lay and professional materials, including videos, school health education kits, pamphlets, and posters.

American Cancer Society service programs provide information about cancer, resources, and guidance to patients and their families; home patient care equipment; where available, free hotel rooms for patients and their families traveling for treatment; volunteer transportation; and patient support and patient visitation programs. In addition to providing information and resources through its 1-800-ACS-2345 toll-free number, the American Cancer Society maintains 26 community-based field-office locations throughout Texas.

The American Cancer Society began funding research grants in 1946, and continues to make a significant investment in research, having funded 27 scientists nationally who went on to become Nobel Prize recipients for their cancer research. Currently in Texas, there are 76 research grants in effect at 14 different Texas institutions, totaling $10,027,359.

The American Cancer Society's core program priorities are:

Tobacco Control: to advocate tobacco-free policies, educate youth not to use tobacco and help those who want to stop smoking.

Breast Cancer Detection: to increase the utilization of mammography in women 40 and older, and increase the number of breast cancers being diagnosed at stage one or earlier.

Resources, Information and Guidance: to help individuals deal with the diagnosis, treatment, and survival of cancer by connecting them with the American Cancer Society and other community resources and sources of information.

Comprehensive School Health Education: to ensure a quality cancer education curriculum as part of comprehensive school health education, including these topics: tobacco use, nutrition, sun exposure, early detection and cancer.

Volunteer Involvement and Community Presence: to have in place a diverse American Cancer Society volunteer presence in every Texas community, to ensure that everyone has access to core program activities.

Income Development: to create and enhance ongoing, effective and dynamic income development programs to support research, education, advocacy, and service to cancer patients, their families and their communities.

Other Designated Priorities: other activities focus on an annual nutrition promotion, cervical cancer detection among high risk groups, skin cancer (melanoma) detection, promotion of cancer detection tests to primary care professionals, direct patient education, support and pain control services, advocacy of the rights of cancer survivors, tobacco product regulation, and achievement of stated Year 2000 outcome goals.

American Cancer Society Offices

Abilene-----------(915) 692-6446
Amarillo----------(806) 353-4306
Austin------------(512) 928-1144
Beaumont----------(409) 899-9164
Bryan-------------(409) 776-1463
Conroe------------(409) 788-1111
Corpus Christi----(512) 857-0134
Dallas------------(214) 631-3850
El Paso-----------(915) 544-4425
Fort Worth--------(817) 737-9990
Houston-----------(713) 266-2877
Lubbock-----------(806) 792-7126
Lufkin------------(409) 634-2883
McAllen-----------(512) 682-8320
Midland-----------(915) 683-6374
Odessa------------(915) 334-6121
San Angelo--------(915) 944-2509
San Antonio-------(210) 614-4211
Stafford----------(713) 499-0042
Texarkana---------(903) 831-5422
Texas City--------(409) 938-0672 
Tyler-------------(214) 597-1348
Victoria----------(512) 578-2849
Waco--------------(817) 753-0806
Wichita Falls-----(817) 691-7201