American Anti-Cancer Institute

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'''American Anti-Cancer Institute''' (AACI) is a [[tax-exempt]] organization founded in 2008 by Robert G. Wright<ref>[http://archive.ph/wc2B2#selection-133.0-132.1 An archive copy of Mr Wright's profile on the AACI website.]</ref>, purportedly to educate people about the "''real truth about [[cancer]]''".   Wright is also the author of the 2011 book entitled ''
making a killing from people with cancer
'' ''"Killing Cancer - Not People"''.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Cancer-Robert-G-Wright/dp/0578061848 Paperback of ''"Killing Cancer &mdash; Not People"'' only $16]</ref> 

The American Anti-Cancer Institute has a similar format to [[Cancer Control Society]]<ref>[http://archive.ph/Hw8Qk AACI's Mr Wright promoted by] [[Cancer Control Society]].</ref> and [[Cancer Tutor]]<ref>[http://archive.ph/TnGEM#selection-131.9-131.26 AACI promotes the "Cancer Tutor" website.]</ref>: ''“cancer whisperer”''<ref>[http://viewdns.info/reversewhois/?q=americanaci.org The AACI did own the URL "TheCancerWhisperer".]</ref> Mr Wright informs people about [[alternative medicine|alternative]] cancer treatments, free of charge, however he receives five-figure tax-free donations from the [[quack|quacks]] he refers his clients to.<ref>[https://archive.fo/r3Ouv/01b2f00a0845359b9abbbe1d8491b2c2f5501403.jpg Mr Wright receiving a $30K donation] from [[Ty Bollinger]].</ref><ref>[http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2015/943/442/2015-943442051-0d0035d9-Z.pdf Total revenue of AACI in 2015 was over $110K].</ref>

The AACI advisory-board includes arch-quack Dr [[Leonard Coldwell]]<ref>[http://archive.ph/o2TkO#selection-255.0-255.26 An archive copy of Leonard Coldwell's profile on the AACI website.]</ref> and [[chiropractor]] Dr. Veronique Desaulniers,<ref>[http://archive.ph/o2TkO#selection-733.0-733.25 An archive copy of Veronique Desaulniers's profile on the AACI website.]</ref><ref>[http://archive.ph/YnSV5#selection-3675.0-3689.13 Archived tweet from "Dr V"] promoting [[Zero-point_energy#Alternative_medicine|Amega "magic" wands]].</ref>, and did include cancer-counselor Bill Henderson<ref>[http://archive.ph/384Zv#selection-305.0-305.14 Bill Henderson was on the AACI advisory board in 2014.]</ref> who has since died of cancer.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2016/07/15/another-cancer-quack-dies-of-cancer/ Bill Henderson died of cancer in 2016.]</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.americanaci.org The American Anti-Cancer Institute website.] 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxgu5NOx7WQ  Video of AACI's mustachioed Mr Wright being wrong about the so-called] [[alkaline diet]],<br>([https://foodsafety.wisc.edu/assets/acidified_foods/Approximate%20pH%20of%20Foods%20and%20Food%20Products.pdf Try to find Mr Wright's "alkaline fruits" on this list], i.e. those with a pH of above 7).  
*[https://trademarks.justia.com/855/09/primaneuvera-85509201.html AACI did trademark "PrimaNeuvera"]: [http://archive.ph/VygS7#selection-241.1-245.193 their own-brand "botanical" treatment for people with cancer.] 
*[https://youtu.be/sEdcSPHrOtg?t=1m55s Video of Mr Wright claiming "Prima Neuvera" has caused "thousands" of cancer sufferers to have "permanent remission".]
*[http://archive.ph/P0fnC A Google-search for the name of doctor who is the vice-president of the AACI only yields one result.] 
*[https://youtu.be/9bzpe3ZWZnY?t=2m2s Video of Mr Wright recommending Protandim], [https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2017/ucm554234.htm which the FDA describes as an ''"unproven and potentially unsafe product"''.]
* [http://archive.ph/djMsX#selection-273.0-289.63 The American Anti-Cancer Institute promote the infamous] [[Burzynski|Dr Stanisław Burzynski]], (whose clinic is in Texas).  
*The AACI describes the Mexican [[Hope4Cancer|"Hope4Cancer"]] clinic as ''"[http://archive.ph/C5q6m#selection-195.0-209.26 one of the best".]''
*[http://www.nonprofitfacts.com/WA/American-Anti-Cancer-Institute.html A record of the past income of the American Anti-Cancer Institute.]
* [[Chris_Beat_Cancer|Chris "beat-cancer" Wark]] [https://youtu.be/jsRVBH3MCQU?t=3m54s says he supports the American Anti-Cancer Institute], (in a YouTube which has had >500K views). 
*[[Natural News]] [http://archive.ph/0Y8eV#selection-587.0-593.333 reports AACI had agreed to participate in what turned out to be a fraudulent fundraiser.]

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