<Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> Gary M. Reedy, Chief Executive Officer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cancer.org </Td> </Tr> <P> The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer . Established in 1913, the society is organized into eleven geographical divisions of both medical and lay volunteers operating in more than 900 offices throughout the United States . Its home office is located in the American Cancer Society Center in Atlanta, Georgia . The ACS publishes the journals Cancer, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians and Cancer Cytopathology . </P> <P> The society was founded on May 23, 1913 by 15 physicians and businessmen in New York City under the name American Society for the Control of Cancer (ASCC). The current name was adopted in 1944 . According to Charity Navigator the ACS is one of the oldest and largest volunteer health organizations . </P>

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