Vicki Jones was stunned by her multiple myeloma diagnosis, but for two decades, progress in cancer research has been faster than the progression of her disease. June is National Cancer Survivor Month.
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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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Learn MoreAlex Hepner: Getting back to planning for his future, thanks to a breakthrough in precision medicine for brain cancer. June is National Cancer Survivor Month.
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The AACR Pediatric Cancer Progress Report 2025 highlights the remarkable progress against childhood cancers driven by discoveries across the basic, translational, clinical, and population sciences.
Learn MoreThe AACR and its more than 61,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.
Learn MoreThe AACR Cancer Progress Report 2025 highlights research-driven advances against the collection of often devastating diseases we call cancer.
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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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