Talk:American Cancer Society

POV
This article seems unbalanced. It consists primarily of criticisms, scandals and has a generally negative tone. Perhaps creating sections for the major programs/features of the ACS with summary info and a wikilink to the appropriate pages would help. Some of these are listed under see also. Some of the items in see also might be small enough to merge into this article.

MrBill3 (talk) 06:53, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree with your view. There is work to do. Capitalismojo (talk) 02:16, 25 May 2013 (UTC)


 * I think this article is now sufficiently NPOV to remove the tag so I am doing so. If someone feels otherwise they may boldly replace it, hopefully with some explanation here. - - MrBill3 (talk) 15:11, 17 November 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm confused as to why this (i.e. a negative tone) is such a bad thing. Having controversies on a page of such importance is vital to helping people understand how the money they are donating is being used or has been used in the past, and allows for the people to make decisions based on information provided from differing viewpoints, including any criticisms and scandals. Jay eyem (talk) 19:15, 24 September 2014 (UTC)


 * I think the issues were resolved, thus the tag was removed. I agree valid criticisms and controversies should be present to the extent that they are supported by reliable sources. The article seems not to have the previous over emphasis on criticisms/controversies. If there is critical content from reliable sources that should be added to the article, feel free to propose here or edit boldly. If you think content that was removed should be restored make a proposal, of note is the need for reliable sources and consideration of due weight. - - MrBill3 (talk) 19:42, 24 September 2014 (UTC)


 * OK, thank you. I'm just getting into actually editing things on Wikipedia, and I didn't want to go in and edit anything without the knowledge of how to properly do so. Jay eyem (talk) 19:52, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Reference for history of ACS
I have done some cleanup and rewriting on the article. I doing so I found an excellent article that I don't have the time to read fully and paraphrase. I am also unsure how much historical information this subject needs. The following article will provide more than enough and is a high quality source. Happy editing. - - MrBill3 (talk) 15:22, 17 November 2013 (UTC) Here's another on a 1920's newspaper campaign An Intensive Newspaper Crusade for the Control of Cancer. - - MrBill3 (talk) 15:27, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Why doesn't this article discuss cancer?
This article is almost exclusively about the ACS fundraising efforts, their charity evaluations, and a list of their big names. It looks like a fundraising handout. This is what you might want to know if you were deciding whether to leave them money in your will. You could write a similar article about a charity for the promotion of symphony orchestras.

What about Mary Lasker? What about the War on Cancer? What about their scientific work? What about the controversies they've gotten into, like their recommendations for mammography starting age 40 (and now age 45)? Controversies in science are not bad, they're a way of understanding the facts, for the ultimate benefit of patients. What about the benefits of all that research they've paid for, by all those Nobel laureates? This entry would have been better-written by the ACS PR department. --Nbauman (talk) 17:47, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

why isn't there a criticism section?
even the article on mother theresa has criticism. is the acs holier than her? what gives? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.94.139.195 (talk) 18:20, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

The ACS was criticized for accepting money from Coca-cola.

HLHJ (talk) 03:31, 23 March 2018 (UTC)


 * And again:
 * https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/health/american-cancer-society-brawley-resigns.html
 * Cancer Society Executive Resigns Amid Upset Over Corporate Partnerships
 * By Sheila Kaplan
 * New York Times
 * Nov. 5, 2018
 * The official, Dr. Otis W. Brawley, an executive vice president and chief medical officer, resigned his post late last week after 11 years at the society. His departure was largely attributed to his dismay over some commercial partnerships, including with Herbalife International, the controversial supplements company, people close to him said.
 * --Nbauman (talk) 00:54, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

Request edit on 8 December 2022
Short Description should be changed from "The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. Established in 1913, the society is organized into six geographical regions of both medical and lay volunteers operating in more than 250 Regional offices throughout the United States." to "The American Cancer Society is a leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. For more than 100 years, we have been improving the lives of people with cancer and their families as the only organization combating cancer through advocacy, research, and patient support. We are committed to ensuring everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer." Focus should be changed from "Cancer Prevention" to "The mission of the American Cancer Society is to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer."
 * What I think should be changed: American Cancer Society Short Description and Focus content should be changed.
 * Why it should be changed: The American Cancer Society updated its vision and mission statement in September 2022 and people should be correctly informed of the organizations goals and purpose.


 * References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

108.195.146.142 (talk) 21:07, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌ I would encourage you to read the following links: Avoid mission statements and WP:NPOV. The proposed changes are vague and would add a self-promotional slant to the article.  Spencer T• C 22:52, 7 March 2023 (UTC)