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Katrece Nolen: Advocating for Better Care in Underserved Communities

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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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AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024

Disparities in the Burden of Preventable Cancer Risk Factors: Long-standing inequities in numerous social drivers of health contribute to significant disparities in the burden of preventable cancer risk factors.

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Cancer Types

Nearly 300,000 men in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Read about prevention, screening, and treatment options for this type of cancer.

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On the AACR Blog

Thyroid Cancer: Playing ‘Molecular Chess’ Against a Grandmaster

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Progress Against Cancer

The Week in Cancer News: A roundup of significant cancer research news from the past week, selected by the staff of Cancer Today magazine.

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AACR Annual Meeting 2024

View news and highlights from the AACR Annual Meeting 2024.

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AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024

The AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024 outlines the complex interplay of factors that drive and perpetuate cancer health disparities and calls for a collaborative approach to achieve health equity.

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The AACR: Driving Progress Against Cancer

The AACR and its more than 58,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.

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Robert A. Winn, MD, FAACR

Dr. Winn, chair of the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024 steering committee, discusses the many factors that drive and perpetuate cancer health disparities.

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By the Numbers

33

percent decrease of the overall age-adjusted cancer death rate in the U.S. from 1991 to 2020

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26

therapeutics were approved for new or expanded uses by the FDA from Aug. 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023

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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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