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Believe In Progress

In this episode of Believe in Progress, cancer survivor and retired senior partner at McKinsey & Company Larry Kanarek talks about his career in consulting and how cancer shaped his views on accelerating progress in cancer research.

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Cancer Research at a Crossroads

The AACR shared the results of a recent national survey demonstrating that Americans support federal funding for cancer research by an overwhelming margin.

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AACR Cancer Progress Report 2025

Unifying Cancer Science and Medicine: A Continuum of Innovation for Impact. The report highlights research-driven advances against the collection of devastating diseases we call cancer.

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Cancer Types

More than 80,000 people in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma this year. September is Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month.

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AACR Stories

Boosting the Immune Response to Cancer: Decades of pioneering research led to a first-of-its-kind FDA approval for a new type of immunotherapy—tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy.

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FDA Approvals

Read about recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals of products for cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

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AACR Annual Meeting 2025

On-demand access to session recordings is available to registrants through Friday, October 31.

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AACR Cancer Progress Report 2025

The AACR Cancer Progress Report 2025 highlights research-driven advances against the collection of often devastating diseases we call cancer.

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The AACR: Driving Progress Against Cancer

The AACR and its more than 58,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.

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Lillian L. Siu, MD, FAACR

Dr. Siu, AACR President 2025-2026, discusses the importance of collaboration to accelerating advances in cancer science and medicine.

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By the Numbers

34

percent decrease of the overall age-adjusted cancer death rate in the U.S. from 1991 to 2023

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28

therapeutics were approved for new or expanded uses by the FDA from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025

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18.6

million cancer survivors in the U.S. are living with, through, and beyond their disease thanks to research

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4 in 10

cancer diagnoses in the United States are associated with preventable risk factors

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For more statistics on cancer, please visit our Cancer Progress ReportRead the AACR Cancer Progress Report