American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

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

Read inspiring stories from survivors benefiting from research-driven advances against cancer, like lung cancer survivor Tomma Hargraves of Raleigh, North Carolina.

This year, 42,230 adults in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with liver cancer. Read about the prevention, screening, and treatment of the disease.

AACR Project GENIE is a publicly accessible international cancer registry of real-world data assembled through data sharing between 18 of the leading cancer centers in the world.

An early collaboration between AACR Fellows Joseph F. Fraumeni, MD, and Frederick P. Li, MD, defined one of the first cancer predisposition syndromes linked to the most commonly mutated gene across all cancer types.

Thanks to a matching gift from a generous supporter, your year-end gift to the AACR in support of lifesaving cancer research will drive more progress against cancer.