# American Institute for Cancer Research

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## TL;DR

A US charity that funds and summarises research on how diet, body weight and physical activity affect cancer risk and survival, and publishes 10 Cancer Prevention Recommendations.

## Summary

The American Institute for Cancer Research states that it champions research on cancer prevention and survival through diet, weight and physical activity, so that people can make informed lifestyle choices to reduce their cancer risk. Its home page describes its Cancer Update Program, which unifies research on nutrition, physical activity and cancer, its 10 Cancer Prevention Recommendations, research funding, resources for patients and health professionals, and policy advocacy. Its own pages could only be read from the Internet Archive because the site refused automated requests; its about and history pages were not read. The IRS Business Master File lists revenue of about $11 million for the tax year ending September 2025.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- City: Arlington, VA, US
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://www.aicr.org

## Sources

- American Institute for Cancer Research home page (archived copy, October 2026): https://web.archive.org/web/20261025225006/https://www.aicr.org/
- IRS record (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer): https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521238026

## Connected records

- fronts: [Diet, Exercise & Lifestyle](https://onco.cc/fronts/nutrition-lifestyle/), [Prevention & Risk](https://onco.cc/fronts/prevention/)

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