New Study from AICR Shows Exercise Directly Fights Breast Cancer

AUDIO: Dr. Nigel Brockton, Vice President of Research, American Institute for Cancer Research
(Washington D.C., Tuesday, September 24, 2019) – A new study finds that exercise could directly fight breast cancer. The research, funded by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), offers insights into explaining the strong...

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Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot Highlights Children Living in Concentrated Poverty

AUDIO: Scot Spencer, Associate Director, Advocacy and Influence, Annie E. Casey Foundation
(Baltimore, MD, Tuesday, September 24, 2019) – New research from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that living in a high-poverty neighborhood puts young people at risk. On Tuesday, September 24, the Foundation will release...

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This Year, Nearly 175,000 US Men will be told they have Prostate Cancer

AUDIO: Dr. Scott Eggener, Co-Director of the University of Chicago Medicine High-Risk and Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinic
(Linthicum, MD, Tuesday, September 10, 2019) – Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer for men, both in the United States and worldwide. In 2019, nearly 175,000 US men will be told they have...

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American Institute for Cancer Research Releases Cancer-Protective Kitchen Checklist for Back-to-School Season

AUDIO: Alice Bender, Senior Director Nutrition Programs, American Institute for Cancer Research
(Arlington, VA, Tuesday, August 27, 2019) –  Healthy eating plays a key role in cancer-protection starting early in life, so experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) have developed a cancer protective checklist...

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Impacting Alzheimer’s with Laughter, Courage and Connection

AUDIO: Standup Comic Dani Klein Modisett, Founder & CEO, Laughter on Call
(Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, August 7, 2019) – People struggling with Alzheimer’s can be withdrawn, depressed or actively surly. When caring for them caregivers often have no idea from moment to moment what they will...

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Local Communities Addressing Issues Before They Escalate into Significant Health Problems

AUDIO: Emily Yu, Executive Director, The BUILD Health Challenge
(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2019) – According to research from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United States has the largest per capita healthcare expenditures, yet data from the World Health Organization...

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