American Cancer Society

A voluntary organization concerned with the prevention and treatment of cancer through education and research. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.

Yes. American Cancer Society is also referred to as American Cancer Societies, Cancer Societies, American, Cancer Society, American, Societies, American Cancer in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.

American Cancer Society falls under the broader medical category "Health Care" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: N03.540.630.780.080). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.

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