The American Cancer Society - the nation's largest non-governmental entity funding cancer research - has awarded its Medal of Honor to four Americans who have made outstanding contributions to the fight against cancer.

This award is the cancer society's highest honor and was presented to Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy for cancer control, Mina J. Bissell, Ph.D., for research, Susan Band Horwitz, Ph.D., for clinical research, and John M. Huntsman for cancer philanthropy.

Visit the ACS website for more information about this year's Medal of Honor winners.

The Medal of Honor, originally called the American Cancer Society Award, was first awarded in 1949.