American-Italian Cancer Foundation
Cause Area
- Community
- Health & Medicine
- Women
Location
112 East 71st Street, Suite 2BNew York, NY 10021 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The mission of the American-Italian Cancer Foundation is to support cancer research, education, and control, emphasizing the outstanding resources of Italy and the United States, recognizing world-class scientific excellence in medicine, and serving the economically disadvantaged and medically underserved.
Description
The American-Italian Cancer Foundation (AICF) supports cancer research, education, and control, emphasizing the outstanding resources of Italy and the United States, recognizing world-class scientific excellence in medicine, and serving economically disadvantaged and medically underserved women in New York City through breast cancer screening, outreach, and education. AICF’s programs include an International Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Program, a Pancreatic Cancer Research Initiative, an annual Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine, and New York City’s largest, privately-funded Mobile Mammography Program that serves approximately 6,000 economically disadvantaged and medically underserved women each year.