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    AMC Cancer Research Center & Foundation
    AMC Cancer Research Center & Foundation is a not-for-profit research institute dedicated to the prevention of cancer and other chronic diseases. AMC conducts important cancer research in the areas of ... Details >
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    American Cancer Society
    The American Cancer Society (ACS) was originally established as the American Society for the Control of Cancer in 1913, and became the ACS in 1945. ACS is the voluntary organization dedicated to elim... Details >
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    American Institute for Cancer Research
    The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), a non-profit organization, fosters research on diet, nutrition and cancer and educates the public about the results. Call toll-free to request educat... Details >
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    American Liver Foundation
    The American Liver Foundation (ALF) was formed in 1976 to promote and fund research on liver diseases -- hepatitis, liver cancer, pediatric liver disease, other liver diseases and injuries -- and to i... Details >
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    American Society of Clinical Oncology
    This nonprofit professional organization represents more than 15,000 cancer professionals worldwide. ASCO offers scientific and educational programs and a wide range of other initiatives intended to ... Details >
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    Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training
    The Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training (AANCART) seeks to build partnerships to increase cancer awareness, to promote greater accrual of Asian Americans in clinical stu... Details >
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    Asian and Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivors Network
    The mission of the Asian and Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivors Network is minimizing the burden of cancer and improving the quality of life of Asians and Pacific Islanders by dispelling myths... Details >
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    Association for Research of Childhood Cancer
    The Association for Research of Childhood Cancer (AROCC) is a nonprofit organization, staffed by volunteers, formed in 1971 by parents who had lost children to pediatric cancer. The seven charter mem... Details >
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    Association of Cancer Online Resources
    Provides patients and their families with access to numerous cancer-specific mailing lists. ... Details >
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    A-T Children's Project
    The A-T Children's Project was established to raise funds to support and coordinate biomedical research projects, scientific conferences and a clinical center aimed at finding a cure for Ataxia Telang... Details >
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