Questions Raised about the American Cancer Society ' s Corporate Partners

The EVP and CMO of the American Cancer Society has resigned, reportedly over the organization's corporate relationships (see:Cancer Society Executive Resigns Amid Upset Over Corporate Partnerships). In 2009, I posted a note stating that theAmerican Academy of Family Physicians had received a six-figure grant from Coca-Cola and also that theAmerican Academy of Pediatric Dentists took a $1 million payment from Coca-Cola In 2003 (see: American Academy of Family Physicians Cozies Up to Coke). Below is an excerpt from the article about the ACS:A top official of the American Cancer Society has resigned in part because of concern over some of the organization ’s fund-raising partnerships....Dr. Otis W. Brawley, an executive vice president and chief medical officer, resigned his post...after 11 years at the society. His departure was largely attributed to his dismay over some commercial partnerships, including withHerbalife International, the controversial supplements company, people close to him said. While he would not comment publicly, others said that he had become uncomfortable with the society ’s growing reliance on donations from businesses with questionable health credentials that he and others suspect are seeking to burnish their images....[Such] donations and fund-raising partnerships have become more important in recent years as the organization ’s fund-raising has declined. Fund-raising income has gone down every year since its peak of ju...
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