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Accessibility at the American Cancer Society

In our ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of all of our constituents, including those with disabilities, the American Cancer Society is dedicated to improving accessibility in the following ways.

Site Accessibility

The American Cancer Society is committed to providing a site in which all functionality and content are accessible to all individuals. Our site, cancer.org, is updated regularly to make it as accessible as possible. The site has been designed to meet Level AA Success Criteria of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 to the greatest extent feasible. This is also known as WCAG 2.1, Level AA conformance.

Best practices in coding have been implemented, so that users can control the site using the devices of their choice, and take advantage of features that are provided within the browser, such as resizing text.

Photographic images and graphics on cancer.org contain “alt tags” that allow users with screen readers to listen to a description of the image and/or graphics, which assists in the understanding of the intent of visual content.

Row and column headers for data tables are identified.

Pages have been designed to avoid a screen-flicker frequency greater than 2Hz and lower than 55 Hz.

We recommend using Adobe® 5.0 or newer to view PDF documents on our site. You may download the reader free at adobe.com. Prior versions may not function well with a screen reader.

For more information, call us at 1-800-227-2345, or visit our Contact Us page.

Auxiliary Aids and Services

Alternative Formats:

American Cancer Society publications that are offered free of charge to the public are available in alternative formats free of charge for persons with visual impairments as follows:

Braille and Large Print Publications:

The following publications are available in Braille and Large Print versions:

T​itle Fulfillment Number Details​
Breast cancer information 8577.00 About Breast Cancer
8578.00 Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention
8579.00​​ Breast Cancer Early Detection and Diagnosis
8580.00 Breast Cancer Treatment
8581.00 Understanding Breast Cancer Diagnosis
8582.00 Breast Reconstruction Surgery
8583.00 Living as a Breast Cancer Survivor
Colorectal cancer information 8604.00 About Colorectal Cancer
8605.00 Colorectal Cancer Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention
8606.00 Colorectal Cancer Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging
8607.00 Treating Colorectal Cancer
8608.00 After Colorectal Cancer Treatment
Prostate cancer information 8793.00 About Prostate Cancer
8794.00 Prostate Cancer Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention
8795.00 Prostate Cancer Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging
8796.00 Treating Prostate Cancer
8797.00 After Prostate Cancer​ Treatment
Lung (non-small cell) cancer information 8703.00​ About Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
8704.00 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention
8705.00 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging
8706.00 Treating Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
8707.00 After Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment​
Chemo: What It Is, How it Helps 7779.00  
Radiation Therapy: What It Is, How It Helps 7757.00  
Distress in People with Cancer 7547.00  
Doctor-Patient Relationship 6714.00  
Guide to Quitting Smoking 8465.00 Deciding to Quit Smoking and Making a Plan
8467.00​​ Nicotine Replacement Therapy to Quit Smoking
8466.00 Getting Help with the Mental Part of Tobacco Addiction
8480.00 Prescription Drugs to Help You Quit Smoking
8481.00 Other Ways to Quit Smoking
8482.00 Staying Tobacco-free After You Quit Smoking
6692.00 Quitting Smoking: Help for Cravings and Tough Situations
Nutrition for the Person with Cancer 6711.00  

Other Alternative Formats:

All publications longer than three pages are available in Audio CD and Accessible PDF format sent as an email attachment or mailed on a disc. Materials with fewer than three pages are available in Accessible PDF format or can be read to a caller over the phone, as described below.

Telephone Assistance:

People with visual impairments may access a cancer information specialist 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 1-800-227-2345. All of our cancer information specialists are trained in appropriate techniques for reading documents to persons with visual impairments as well as how to find, navigate to, and read information on this site, cancer.org.

People with hearing or speech impairments may use the relay option of their choice to contact us. The Live Chat option on cancer.org is another option.

Requesting an Alternative Format:

To request a publication or brochure in an alternative format, please 1-800-227-2345 or go to our Contact Us page. Specify either the specific publication or general topic of interest and the desired format as described above. Please note that at this time, Braille and Large Print are only available for the publications listed above. Please also note that requests are limited to one alternative format per customer per publication. Delivery times vary based on the format requested.

Contact Us

Do you have questions or comments about the accessibility of our website and/or publications? Please 1-800-227-2345 or visit our Contact Us page.

You can also send us feedback using the Site Comments link in the footer of the site.