AACR Congratulates Members Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
PHILADELPHIA – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) extends its sincerest congratulations to the 18 AACR members who...
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Doctors May Be Less Likely to Discuss Screening Options for Colorectal Cancer With Newly Eligible Younger Adults
Younger Black patients were also less likely to have heard about screening options from their doctor than younger white...
A Rapid Clinical Care Program Increased Cancer Care Access for Vulnerable Patients
In the Same Day/Next Day program, a higher proportion of individuals at high risk for poor outcomes initiated first-line...
Long and Interstate Travel May Be a Barrier to Care for Certain Pediatric Cancer Patients
Patients with the greatest social vulnerability were least likely to cross state lines to receive medical care ATLANTA –...
Early-onset Colorectal Cancer Patients From Disadvantaged Neighborhoods in Kentucky and Georgia May Have Higher Cancer-specific Mortality
Socioeconomic status and housing/transportation were identified as significant contributing factors ATLANTA – Between 2011 and 2022, patients from the...
Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality Between Rural and Urban Patients Projected to Widen by 2035
Lower income, advanced stage of disease, and treatment differences were biggest contributors to the higher rates of breast cancer...
Vanessa M. Hayes, PhD, Recognized With 2026 AACR Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities
ATLANTA – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will award Vanessa M. Hayes, PhD, with the 2026 AACR...
Current Age-based Genetic Testing in Patients With Cancer May Miss Majority of Inherited Gene Variants
The detection of certain inherited gene variants can guide treatment and help uncover hereditary cancer risks in patients’ families ...
Charles M. Perou, PhD, FAACR, Honored With 2026 William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award
SAN ANTONIO – Charles M. Perou, PhD, Fellow of the AACR Academy, will receive the William L. McGuire Memorial...
Blood Could Serve as a Main Source for Finding Cancer-specific Proteins Needed to Develop Personalized Treatment
A blood-based approach could enable personalized immunotherapy without the need for a tumor biopsy PHILADELPHIA – Cancer neoantigens and...