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American Cancer Society Discovery Shops help support the fight against cancer through the sale of high quality, gently used, donated merchandise.

Biography of Amy Akins, Director, Estate and Gift Planning for the American Cancer Society.

Colon cancer survivor Jane Johnson, 55, is the Grand Marshall of her local Relay For Life event in Clatsop County, Oregon, one of thousands around the world that raise money to invest in cancer research and to provide information and services to cancer patients and caregivers.

Find American Cancer Society research grants and health professional training grants by state.

Contact information for Daniel Widner

Jason Sheltzer, PhD, an American Cancer Society grantee from Cold Spring Harbor Lab in New York, is using CRISPR, as well as developing other new tools to study the role of missing or extra chromosomes (a condition known as aneuploidy) in colon cancer.

If you are a cancer patient or caregiver and you learn a hurricane, wildfire, or other natural disaster is coming your way, take steps to prepare in advance.

Biography of Jeff Klaas, Executive Vice President of the American Cancer Society's West Region.

“It was such a silly little thing, to dress up as a child might, and treat the whole thing like a big circus, but it provided a way to help both myself and others stay positive,” said Jones.

Lauren Olander is Director of Planned Giving and Estate Planning for Idaho, North Dakota, and Oregon.

Discovery Shops are located in California, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Virginia. Find your local shop today.

The American Cancer Society's local resources, programs, and events help those going through cancer in Oregon.

Visit Oregon's Discovery Shops, a resale store featuring items such as clothing, accessories, jewelry, furniture, artwork, antiques, collectibles, and other household items.

Only about 30% of adolescents who live in rural Oregon are up to date with the HPV vaccine. With support from an American Cancer Society research grant, Lyle Fagnan, MD, is working with 12 rural clinics to learn why and to develop effective strategies to raise those numbers.

Visit the American Cancer Society's Tigard, OR Discovery Shop. A resale store featuring items such as clothing, accessories, jewelry, furniture, artwork, antiques, collectibles, and other household items.

Visit the American Cancer Society's Medford, OR Discovery Shop. A resale store featuring items such as clothing, accessories, jewelry, furniture, artwork, antiques, collectibles, and other household items.

Mary Shouvlin had stage 1 malignant melanoma on her left forearm and needed surgery right away.