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American Cancer Society MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
American Cancer Society
Tree Number(s)
N03.540.630.780.080
Unique ID
D000570
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000570
Annotation
add UNITED STATES or specific state; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Scope Note
A voluntary organization concerned with the prevention and treatment of cancer through education and research.
Previous Indexing
Neoplasms (1966-1974)
Societies, Medical (1966-1974)
Societies, Scientific (1966-1974)
specific neoplasm
Voluntary Health Agencies (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES 1975-90
Online Note
search VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES 1967-74
History Note
91(75); was see under VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES 1975-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/05
American Cancer Society Preferred
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