District of Columbia Related Information

More than 700 advocates will be in Washington, DC for trainings, issue briefings and lobbying their members of Congress during ACS CAN's annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day.

For Sue Sgambato, volunteering is not just a way to give back -- it's a way to take back what she's lost to cancer.

Tamika Felder wants her generation to be the last women to ever get cervical cancer. “I don’t want anybody to have to go through what I went through,” she says.

Cancer survivors Joyce and Paul Graves say they are so passionate about American Cancer Society Relay For Life, they bleed purple, the movement’s emblematic color.

Find research and health professional training grants by state on American Cancer Society’s (ACS) website.

When Diane Legg, an active mom of 3 in her early 40s, felt a pain in her back after picking up her 1-year-old-son, she went to her doctor expecting to hear that she had pulled a muscle.

The American Cancer Society's local resources, programs, and events help those going through cancer in the District of Columbia.

The physical and mental conditioning Michael Veltri developed during the course of his training in martial arts served him well when he faced his greatest challenge, cancer.

Judie Shepherd-Martin, a native North Carolinian and longtime resident of the state of Maryland, enjoys her role in helping others with their charitable plans.

Katherine King, Senior Director, Major Gifts

Couple Lobby for Research Funding as Celebration on the Hill Ambassadors

Pancreatic cancer struck Ron Blaho’s family in the spring of 2008. Between the beginning of April and the middle of May, Blaho, his brother, and his sister were all diagnosed with the disease.

Norwood "Woody" Sloan — who spent 20 years in the Air Force and then worked for AT&T management for 20 years — never called in sick.

Julie Turner describes herself as an average 56-year-old woman, a mother and grandmother, a retired school administrator, an American Cancer Society volunteer, and a very lucky person. A survivor of Hodgkin Disease from age 17, Turner says she is amazed at everything she has in her life today.