How the American Cancer Society is making a difference during the COVID-19 pandemic

The American Cancer Society's acting COO, Kris Kim, describes how ACS is continuing to help cancer patients and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also announced a new initiative: The American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge COVID-19 Response Fund. This fund will help the Society use Hope Lodges to provide health care workers (such as doctors, nurses, and first responders) with rest, comfort, and care during the pandemic. Visit http://cancer.org/coronavirus for more details. 3:21 – What it’s like living in New York City right now 6:36 – Ways she has seen the spirit of the American Cancer Society coming through during the pandemic 9:33 – The American Cancer Society’s COVID-19 Response Hope Lodge Emergency Operations Fund 12:29 – Why Hope Lodges are so important to cancer patients and caregivers, and why the risk of coronavirus entering Hope Lodges led ACS to make difficult decisions 17:54 – How ACS has been impacted by COVID-19, and how ACS is getting creative to confront some of these challenges 20:51 – How the ACS Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has engaged during the pandemic to protect vulnerable populations 24:45 – A message for cancer researchers 27:29 – What ACS supporters can do to keep up the fight during the pandemic 29:42 – What she hopes cancer survivors and caregivers can take away from this conversation