what can I do today?
Don't wait. There are many ways you can help today, right now. Find some of them below:
- Tell your mom or any woman over 40 to get a mammogram.
- Tell your dad or any man over 50 to get his prostate checked.
- Walk or ride your bike to work.
- Tell your loved ones over 50 years old to get a colonoscopy.
- Eat foods rich in antioxidants.
- Write an editorial for a local newspaper or on-line paper requesting Smokefree Legislation.
- Change your search engine:
- Use searchtofight.org and fight cancer by donating to the American Cancer Society every time you search at no charge to you
- Try goodsearch.com to search and donate to a charity of your choice.
- Employ the Yahoo! powered LookPink.com which contributes its revenue to Breast Cancer Research.
- Visit cancer.org for many ideas and ways to get involved.
- Call (800) ACS-2345, (available 24/7) for information about cancer, resources, and opportunities in your area.
- Call or e-mail your Representatives and Senators and ask them to make cancer funding a priority during the 2008 legislative session.
- Get the HPV Vaccine.
- Visit the Intercultural Cancer Council to learn more about how cancer affects certain subgroups of our population unequally.
- Donate to one of many organizations
- Join the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to become empowered to fight cancer on the legislative front.
- Visit holeinthewallcamps.org to learn more about camps who serve children who are affected by serious illnesses.
Find more ways to take action!