AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH

CANCER HEALTH CHECK AN ONLINE ASSESSMENT TOOL TO HELP INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTAND HOW THE LIFESTYLE CHOICES THEY MAKE EVERY DAY CAN REDUCE THEIR RISK FOR CANCER. THIS SIMPLE AND EASY TOOL MEASURES INDIVIDUAL LIFESTYLE CHOICES, LIKE DIET AND EXERCISE HABITS, AGAINST AICR'S EVIDENCE-BASED 10 CANCER PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS. AFTER USERS ANSWER A BRIEF SERIES OF QUESTIONS, THEY IMMEDIATELY RECEIVE A SUMMARY OF RESULTS THAT SHOW AREAS WHERE THEY ARE DOING WELL AND WHERE THERE ARE AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. THIS IS AN APPROACHABLE TOOL THAT IS USED BY BOTH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND BY HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS. THIS INNOVATIVE TOOL LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2020 WAS AWARDED GOLD/FIRST PLACE IN THE DIGITAL HEALTH RESOURCES/TOOL CATEGORY IN THE 2020 FALL DIGITAL HEALTH AWARDS. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 4,613 USERS/E-MAILS COLLECTED IN FY2024 LIVING WITH CANCER AND BEYOND: CANCER RESOURCE PROGRAM AICR OFFERS A FREE BOOKLET OF ADVICE FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. DEVELOPED WITH A TEAM OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES, DIETITIANS, PSYCHOLOGISTS AND CANCER PATIENTS, CANCER RESOURCE LAYS OUT INFORMATION PATIENTS NEED, INCLUDING QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR, TREATMENT OPTIONS, WHERE TO FIND HELP, NUTRITION DURING TREATMENT AND MUCH MORE. AICR STAFF CAN CREATE CUSTOMIZED PACKETS FOR ANY CANCER BY INCLUDING SPECIFIC, DETAILED AND UP-TO-DATE PRINTOUTS ABOUT THE RELEVANT CANCER. REQUESTS FOR EACH PACKET ARE FILLED IMMEDIATELY TO GET THIS VITAL INFORMATION TO THOSE WHO NEED IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. CANCER RESOURCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH, WHICH INCREASES ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION EVEN FURTHER AS A FREE DOWNLOADABLE ON AICR'S ONLINE STORE. IN FY24 THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 123 CANCER RESOURCE BOOKS SOLD. AICR'S HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATOR COMMUNITY AICR'S HP COMMUNITY PROVIDES AN ONLINE DESTINATION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, FEATURING A WEALTH OF INTERACTIVE TOOLS, CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND PRACTICAL EVIDENCE-BASED RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS AND CLIENTS. PROGRAMS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS THE OVERALL AGING OF THE UNITED STATES POPULATION AND CHANGING PREVALENCE OF RISK FACTORS, INCLUDING OBESITY, HAVE INCREASED THE INCIDENCE OF MANY TYPES OF CANCER WHILE ADVANCES IN THE EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF CANCER HAVE LED TO REDUCED CANCER MORTALITY. THESE FACTORS HAVE COMBINED TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CANCER SURVIVORS. NEARLY 18.3 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US WERE LIVING WITH A HISTORY OF A CANCER DIAGNOSIS AS OF JANUARY 2022. THIS NUMBER IS PROJECTED TO GROW TO MORE THAN 26 MILLION BY 2040. DURING FY24, AICR PROACTIVELY FUNDED RESEARCH, DEVELOPED EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION AND CONTRIBUTED TOOLS, RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE ATTUNED TO THIS GROWING POPULATION. CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITS IN FY24, AICR STAFF ATTENDED, PRESENTED, NETWORKED, EXHIBITED AND/OR DISTRIBUTED MATERIALS AT VARIOUS IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CONFERENCES AND ANNUAL MEETINGS. EXTERNAL RELATIONS IN FY24, AICR BUILT DEEPER RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS TO LEVERAGE THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND ENSURE OUR EVIDENCE-BASED MESSAGES AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ARE UNDERSTOOD AND UTILIZED. AICR PROACTIVELY JOINED ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS' COMMITTEES AND SERVED ON ADVISORY PANELS, WORK GROUPS AND EXPERT FORUMS TO BUILD VISIBILITY AND AWARENESS OF OUR MISSION. MEDIA PROGRAM AICR HAD SOLID MEDIA COVERAGE IN NATIONAL PRINT AND ONLINE OUTLETS AS WELL AS TV AND RADIO STATIONS.