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Information for Health Care Professionals

Get reliable cancer information from the American Cancer Society to help educate yourself, your health care staff, and learn where to find and order print materials for your patients. 

ACS Guidelines

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ACS Prevention and Early Detection Guidelines

The American Cancer Society provides guidelines that help the public and health professionals better prevent and detect cancer. 
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ACS Guidelines for Cancer Survivors

The American Cancer Society has developed guidelines for the care of people with cancer. These guidelines are intended to help primary care and other clinicians provide comprehensive clinical care during and after cancer treatment. 
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How We Develop Our Guidelines

The American Cancer Society adheres to strict protocol to develop and revise our guidelines. 

Provider and Patient Education

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ACS Journals and Publications

The American Cancer Society offers the medical journals CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Cancer, and Cancer Cytopathology, as well other books and publications.
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Professional Education and Training

Educate yourself and your staff on cancer-related topics with up-to-date information from the American Cancer Society.
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Materials for Your Patients

Inform your patients with easy-to-read materials, as well as videos and interactive tools, on a variety of topics including prevention and early detection, treatment, side effects, and survivorship.

Focus Areas

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HPV Vaccination

We work at the national, state, and community level to increase HPV vaccination uptake through education, awareness, and partnerships.
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National Cancer Survivorship Resource Center

A collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the George Washington University Cancer Institute.
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American Cancer Society Roundtables

The American Cancer Society (ACS) unites organizations in collaborative partnerships through its mission-critical national roundtables. 
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Global Footprint

In collaboration with a worldwide network of partnerships, we are urging governments and international organizations to recognize that cancer is a global priority requiring an urgent response.

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

 
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