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Survivor Story

When Lesa Kirkman's bladder cancer stopped responding to standard treatment, the Niceville, Florida, resident turned to a clinical trial evaluating a new gene therapy for her disease.

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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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National Cancer Research Month

We invite you to partner with the AACR and others to bring awareness to and highlight the importance and impact of cancer research. United by Cancer Research: One Mission. One Voice.

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Cancer Types

Nearly 25,000 cases of brain and other nervous system cancers are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year. May is Brain Cancer Awareness Month. Learn more about these cancers.

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AACR Grant Giving

Investing in Innovation: The AACR grants program sparks innovation in basic, translational, and clinical research by providing critical support to promising investigators at all career levels.

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Progress Against Cancer

The Week in Cancer News: A roundup of significant cancer research news from the past week, selected by the staff of Cancer Today magazine.

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AACR Annual Meeting News

The official news website of the AACR Annual Meeting 2025. Stay up to date on the latest developments from the most important cancer meeting in the world.

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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