Four in 10 cancers diagnosed each year in the United States are related to potentially preventable causes. Learn about cancer risk reduction and prevention.
Read the ReportCancer is not a single disease, but rather a collection of diseases all characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells.
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The AACR Cancer Progress Report 2023 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 MoreA new wave of research-driven discoveries and technological innovations are delivering – and will propel additional – transformative advances to save more lives from 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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