Overview of the community partner agency The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, voluntary, community based, nonprofit organization dedicated in eliminating cancer. It has local community branches across the nation including Comanche city in Erath County in Texas. This local organization specializes in reaching out to cancer survivors and creating new ways to raise funds for those that have been affected by cancer. Members of the American cancer society also help make others aware of cancer and the many different forms it acquires. They also help to educate people about how to prevent cancer, advocacy, and they have a team of members who have spent a vast amount time and resources on research. Population served The American Cancer Society helps people of all ages, races, genders, ethnicities, backgrounds and religion. Along with helping cancer patients, the American cancer society also helps their families with resources, education, grief, counseling and medical treatment options. According to Texas medical association (2011), total of 94,396 Texans received cancer “A diagnoses in 2007, and the overall incidence rate was” 444.2 per 100,000 population.” Demographics of population (statistics-age, Gender, Race etc.) No matter a person’s age, gender, race or culture, anyone can be diagnosed with any type of cancer. Even though any person can be diagnosed with cancer, the American Cancer Society has found different statistics among different racial/ethnic groups regarding the cancer type, death rate and survival rate. According to the American Cancer Society (2017. p. 3), “Blacks have the highest death rate and shortest survival of any racial/ethnic group in the US for most cancers.”
Overview of the community partner agency The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, voluntary, community based, nonprofit organization dedicated in eliminating cancer. It has local community branches across the nation including Comanche city in Erath County in Texas. This local organization specializes in reaching out to cancer survivors and creating new ways to raise funds for those that have been affected by cancer. Members of the American cancer society also help make others aware of cancer and the many different forms it acquires. They also help to educate people about how to prevent cancer, advocacy, and they have a team of members who have spent a vast amount time and resources on research. Population served The American Cancer Society helps people of all ages, races, genders, ethnicities, backgrounds and religion. Along with helping cancer patients, the American cancer society also helps their families with resources, education, grief, counseling and medical treatment options. According to Texas medical association (2011), “A total of 94,396 Texans received cancer diagnoses in 2007, and the overall incidence rate was” 444.2 per 100,000 population.” Demographics of population (statistics-age, Gender, Race etc.) No matter a person’s age, gender, race or culture, anyone can be diagnosed with any type of cancer. Even though any person can be diagnosed with cancer, the American Cancer Society has found different statistics among different racial/ethnic groups regarding the cancer type, death rate and survival rate. According to the American Cancer Society (2017. p. 3), “Blacks have the highest death rate and shortest survival of any racial/ethnic group in the US for most cancers.”
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