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Survivor Story

Irasema Chavez shares her inspiring story about overcoming stomach cancer and breast cancer in the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report.

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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 Disparities Progress Report 2024

Disparities in the Burden of Preventable Cancer Risk Factors: Long-standing inequities in numerous social drivers of health contribute to significant disparities in the burden of preventable cancer risk factors.

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Cancer Types

More than 41,500 people a year in the U.S. are diagnosed with liver cancer. Read about the prevention, screening, and treatment options for this type of cancer.

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AACR Stories

A postdoctoral fellowship grant from the AACR helped propel Dr. Marco Ruella’s research to improve immunotherapy for patients whose disease evaded prior treatment or relapsed.

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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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Fund the Future of Cancer Research

Your donation to the American Association for Cancer Research will help fund early-career investigators. Fund the future of cancer research today.

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AACR Annual Meeting 2025

Advance registration is open for the AACR Annual Meeting 2025. Register by Friday, March 7, to receive discounted rates.

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Videos

AACR Cancer Progress Report 2024

The AACR Cancer Progress Report 2024 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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Patricia M. LoRusso, DO, PhD (hc), FAACR

Dr. LoRusso, AACR President 2024-2025, explains that basic cancer research is essential to accelerating advances in cancer science and medicine.

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By the Numbers

33

percent decrease of the overall age-adjusted cancer death rate in the U.S. from 1991 to 2021

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30

therapeutics were approved for new or expanded uses by the FDA from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024

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18

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