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Encyclopedia > American Institute for Cancer Research

The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) is a large cancer research organisation in the USA. It is "[a] cancer charity that fosters research on diet and cancer prevention and educates the public about the results." Cancer Research UK is a United Kingdom based charity, established in 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. ... The word Usa has more than one meaning: U.S.A. - The United States of America Usa, Oita - A city in Japan This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


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  • AICR homepage (http:www.aicr.org/)

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