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Abstract
A voluntary organization concerned with the prevention and treatment of cancer through education and research.
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- American Cancer Societies
- Cancer Societies, American
- Cancer Society, American
- Societies, American Cancer
- Society, American Cancer
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Aspects Covered
3 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, organization & administration.
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Indexing Annotation
add UNITED STATES or specific state; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
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History Note
91(75); was see under VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES 1975-90
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Previous Indexing
- Neoplasms (1966-1974)
- Societies, Medical (1966-1974)
- Societies, Scientific (1966-1974)
- Voluntary Health Agencies (1966-1974)
- specific neoplasm
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References
- National Library of Medicine. American Cancer Society. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000570. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000570
- American Cancer Society. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cancer_Society
- American Cancer Society. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463665