The American Cancer Society

Which organization was founded in 1913 to disseminate knowledge about cancer?

During the early years of the ASCC, what was the focus of their work?

Why did many hospitals deny admission to patients with cancer during the early years of the ASCC?

What was the original name of the ACS when it was founded in 1913?

What concept of cancer was gaining acceptance during the late 19th century?

The ACS was founded by 15 prominent physicians and business leaders in 1913 as the American Society for the Control of Cancer (ASCC) "to disseminate knowledge concerning the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of ______, to investigate conditions under which ______ is found, and to compile statistics in regard thereto. "2 During the last decades of the nineteenth century, clinicians, scientists, and laypeople were transitioning toward the concept of ______ as a growth of abnormal cells rather than as punishment for sinful behavior.3 Nonetheless, shame, denial, and hesitance to disclose a ______ diagnosis persisted in the United States for many decades thereafter. During the early years of the ASCC, it was still common for hospitals to deny admission to patients with ______ and for newspapers to omit any mention of ______ from obituaries. Many people even avoided saying ______ in public. In this context, the early ASCC focused on public and professional education. The ASCC's work during.

During the last decades of the nineteenth century, clinicians, scientists, and laypeople were transitioning toward the concept of ______ as a growth of abnormal cells rather than as punishment for sinful behavior.

Nonetheless, shame, denial, and hesitance to disclose a ______ diagnosis persisted in the United States for many decades thereafter.

During the early years of the ASCC, it was still common for hospitals to deny admission to patients with ______.

Many people even avoided saying ______ in public.

The ACS was founded by 15 prominent physicians and business leaders in 1913 as the American Society for the Control of Cancer (ASCC) 'to disseminate knowledge concerning the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of ______, to investigate conditions under which ______ is found, and to compile statistics in regard thereto.'

During the last decades of the nineteenth century, clinicians, scientists, and laypeople were transitioning toward the concept of ______ as a growth of abnormal cells rather than as punishment for sinful behavior.

Nonetheless, shame, denial, and hesitance to disclose a ______ diagnosis persisted in the United States for many decades thereafter.

During the early years of the ASCC, it was still common for hospitals to deny admission to patients with ______.

Many people even avoided saying ______ in public.