Researching Ways to Intercept Cancer at Its Earliest Stages: Research led by Christina Curtis, PhD, MSc, has found tumors are "born to be bad" with metastatic potential present from the start.
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The AACR Cancer Progress Report 2022 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research-driven advances against the collection of devastating diseases called cancer.
Learn MoreThe AACR and its more than 54,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.
Learn MoreAACR 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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