AACR COVID-19 and Cancer Virtual Meeting: The Distressing Intersection of the Pandemic and Noncommunicable Diseases
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an enormous global toll. Worldwide, nearly 15 million cases of the disease have been reported,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an enormous global toll. Worldwide, nearly 15 million cases of the disease have been reported,...
At the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), we know that our mission to prevent and cure all cancers must encompass all...
Guest post by Patrick Williams, PhDAACR Scientific Research Analyst In a virtual Congressional briefing on February 9, 2022, the...
The AACR Virtual Meeting: COVID-19 and Cancer opened Monday with a keynote address from the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, MD, the director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Well...
In the global battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, cancer researchers are proving to be formidable forces. Armed with deep...
As the COVID-19 pandemic began crossing the globe, scientists from many disciplines anticipated its scope and deployed their research...
“The development of tests that can identify individuals actively infected with SARS-CoV-2 is of obvious and utmost importance for...
In January, when most of us in the United States were busy living the hustle and bustle of everyday life, one shrewd virologist and computer biologist saw...
Week 1 of the AACR Annual Meeting 2021 wrapped up on Thursday. The meeting drew more than 13,500 attendees...
At the time of this writing, more than 3.3 million individuals have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and more than 222,000 have died from the...
2020 was filled with unexpected challenges for cancer research and patient care. As many of us shifted our lives...
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll, with 5.8 million deaths worldwide, including nearly 1 million in the...
Editor’s note: Thursday, Feb. 4, marks World Cancer Day, an annual initiative led by the Union for International Cancer...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the United States and other parts of the world. To date, 13 million cases have been...
The COVID-19 pandemic remains at the center of health and science news as cases of the disease continue to rise...
On December 31, 2019, the first cases of “a pneumonia of unknown cause”—now known to be COVID-19—were reported in China, and the initial confirmed...
Every September 24, World Cancer Research Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the important role research plays...
Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc), chief executive officer of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), along with other...
Disparities in health care are among the most significant forms of inequality and injustice. In the United States, racial...
For the first time since 2019, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting is set to return...
World Cancer Day is February 4, 2023. This annual initiative by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) aims...
As COVID-19 cases and death rates fall, and in-person activities resume, cancer centers once again fill their beds with...
While cancer and COVID-19 are, biologically, very different diseases, they have shaken the world in surprisingly similar ways. Nearly...
In an extraordinary turn of events, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2020 kicked off Monday...
The AACR Annual Meeting 2023 kicks off Friday, April 14, with thousands of cancer researchers from around the world...
Since COVID-19 first began its siege on the world, much of our scientific knowledge about the disease—and its source...
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and its Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR) membership group today issued a...
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) last week led a contingent of 140 organizations, cancer centers, and other...
The Opening Ceremony of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Virtual Annual Meeting II provided a stark reminder that...
By Kaleem Zaidi, PhDAACR Executive Office The year 2022 marked significant progress against cancer, thanks to advances in cancer...