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Survivor Story

When his lymphoma stopped responding to standard therapy, Alex turned to a form of immunotherapy known as CAR T-cell therapy.

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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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Survivor Stories

When she was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called epithelioid sarcoma, Sandra Griego turned to a cancer clinical trial as her best option.

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Cancer Types

Ewing sarcoma is a rare type of cancer with an incidence that is nine times greater in Caucasians than in African Americans. July is Sarcoma Awareness Month.

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AACR Stories

Kevan M. Shokat, PhD, spearheaded a paradigm-shifting solution to the decades-long puzzle of targeting the KRAS protein to open new opportunities to target lung cancer and many other malignancies.

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Practical Knowledge

What are some red flags for consumers looking to save money by purchasing medications from online pharmacies? Read this and other articles from Cancer Today magazine.

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San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Register by September 22 to get the lowest rates for the symposium (December 5-9).

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Videos

AACR Cancer Progress Report 2022

The AACR Cancer Progress Report 2022 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research-driven advances against the collection of devastating diseases called cancer.

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The AACR: Driving Progress Against Cancer

The AACR and its more than 54,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.

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Mapping the Future of Cancer Science and Medicine

AACR President Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, FAACR, discusses the research-driven advances against cancer and looks to the future of cancer science and medicine.

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By the Numbers

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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18

therapeutics against cancer were approved by the FDA from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022

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32

percent decrease of the overall age-adjusted cancer death rate in the U.S. from 1991 to 2019

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