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Survivor Story

Chenia Lloyd-Gascho: Living with brain cancer, thanks to a breakthrough in targeted therapy.

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About Cancer

Cancer is not a single disease, but rather a collection of diseases all characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells.

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AACR Cancer Progress Report 2025

Screening for Early Detection: Using evidence-based guidelines to screen for cancer can help find aberrations at the earliest possible detectable phase of cancer development and progression.

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Cancer Types

More than 67,000 people in the United States were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year. Learn about the treatment options for this type of cancer.

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Believe in Progress

In this episode of Believe in Progress, pickleball legend Steve Dawson talks about facing a prostate cancer diagnosis with the same competitive spirit he brings to the court.

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Practical Knowledge

Useful information for cancer patients and their families, survivors, caregivers, advocates, and others from Cancer Today magazine.

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Fund the Future of Cancer Research

Your donation to the American Association for Cancer Research today will support AACR grant giving to fund promising projects by early-career investigators.

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AACR Annual Meeting 2026

Early registration is now open. Register by Monday, January 5, to receive the lowest rates.

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Videos

AACR Pediatric Cancer Progress Report 2025

The AACR Pediatric Cancer Progress Report 2025 highlights the remarkable progress against childhood cancers driven by discoveries across the basic, translational, clinical, and population sciences.

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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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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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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