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Lourdes Monje was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at just 25 years of age and must confront the many unique challenges as a young adult diagnosed with a terminal illness.
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Lourdes Monje was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at just 25 years of age and must confront the many unique challenges as a young adult diagnosed with a terminal illness.
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Cancer is not a single disease, but rather a collection of diseases all characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells.
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Read the ReportMore than 310,000 women in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Learn more during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Learn MoreAACR grantee and NextGen Star Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, is developing an innovative self-treatment strategy for cervical precancer that could save lives in underserved areas.
Read AACR StoriesMaking Treatment Decisions: Abigail Johnston shares how she has approached decisions about her cancer care since she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2017.
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The AACR Cancer Progress Report 2024 highlights research-driven advances against the collection of often devastating diseases we call cancer.
Learn MoreThe AACR and its more than 58,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.
Learn MoreDr. LoRusso, AACR President 2024-2025, explains that basic cancer research is essential to accelerating advances in cancer science and medicine.
Learn Morepercent decrease of the overall age-adjusted cancer death rate in the U.S. from 1991 to 2021
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Learn Moremillion cancer survivors in the U.S. are living with, through, and beyond their disease thanks to research
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