2025 American Cancer Society Impact

• 201 nights of free lodging provided to residents of York County who needed to travel for treatment and stayed at a Hope Lodge.

• Road to Recovery – 1,000 free rides in the Charlotte metro area which includes York County for patients who otherwise would not have been able to get to their treatment.

• 326 services were provided through ACS to residents of York County who contact the Cancer Information Center.

• $140,000 in grants to the major Cancer Centers in our area to help fill in any gaps in securing transportation and lodging for patients, 118 services were provided to just York County patients through these grants.

• Recent research has shown that for the first time colon cancer is the #1 cause of cancer death in men under 50 and #2 for women under 50. We are working with partners over the next 2 years investing $100,000 to create systematic changes in early detection of colon cancer in uninsured individuals.

• In South Carolina the ACS is investing $2.64M in current research grants to identify better treatments or ways to prevent cancer.

• Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, led by Dr. Ozgur Sahin, a professor and SmartState Endowed Chair in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, are spearheading vital research funded by a $3.45M American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant—a significant investment in South Carolina research. This work focuses on uncovering new targets for breast cancers that are resistant to standard therapies.  Click here to learn more.