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>> BETSY SYKES: AND MRS. ESTEVA, TELL US ABOUT THE AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY'S EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND EDUCATE PEOPLE IN OUR STATE ABOUT
CANCER.
>> ANGELA ESTEVA: FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR INVITING US.
AND TO HEAR JEAN AND WALTER BRING ALL THIS FANTASTIC NEWS ABOUT
WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE STATE. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY HAS
ONE SPECIFIC GOAL, AND THAT IS WHETHER ITS IN IN NORTH CAROLINA,
ACROSS THE NATION OR GLOBALLY, AND THAT IS TO SAVE LIVES.
OUR MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE STAY WELL THROUGH EDUCATION AND
ON STEPS ON WHAT THEY CAN TAKE TO DO PREVENTION ESPECIALLY
TO FIND CANCER AT AN EARLY STAGE. WE ALSO FEEL OUR SECOND WAY OF
SAVING LIVES IS TO HELP PEOPLE GET WELL, AND WE DO THIS BY
PROVIDING ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES AT A COMMUNITY LEVEL. NUMBER THREE, IS TO FUND CANCER
RESEARCH, AND WE DO THIS TO HELP UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE CAUSES
AND DETERMINE WHAT IS BEST TO HELP PREVENT IT, AND NEW WAYS TO
HELP US FIND THAT CURE. AND NUMBER FOUR IS TO ENCOURAGE OUR FEDERAL AND
LOCAL LAWMAKERS TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT CANCER,
THROUGH GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF CANCER RESEARCH, BY CREATING
SMOKE-FREE COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
AND QUALITY HEALTHCARE. WE AT THE AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY FEEL THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU THIS INFORMATION THROUGH OUR
CANCER RESOURCE NETWORK. WE WILL HELP YOU PROVIDE
INFORMATION ABOUT PREVENTION, THE IMPORTANCE OF CANCER
SCREENING GUIDELINES, WHAT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES YOU'LL
FIND IN YOUR COMMUNITY. THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING CANCER
RESEARCH, AND THROUGH ADVOCACY, TO TELL YOUR LAWMAKERS IT IS
IMPORTANT TO KEEP THESE AREAS SMOKE FREE. AND YOU CAN GET MORE
INFORMATION FOR THAT THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS www.cancer.org.