Patient Advocacy Resources to Combat COVID-19
Nonprofit patient advocacy leaders have created a number of resources to help patients with cancer navigate their treatment and...
Tobacco and Cancer Resources
Tobacco Products and Cancer Resources Below are links to helpful tobacco control and assessment resources: Cancer Patient Tobacco Use...
AACR-AstraZeneca Fellowships
The AACR-AstraZeneca Cancer Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct cancer...
Cancer Policy Monitor-January 2020
Cancer Policy Monitor January 14, 2020 Appropriations Update from Capitol Hill Hahn Confirmed as FDA Commissioner Congress Raises Purchasing...
Coronavirus Information and Resources
The coronavirus outbreak that has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization is affecting people throughout the United...
AACR NextGen Grants for Transformative Cancer Research
The AACR NextGen Grants for Transformative Cancer Research represent the AACR’s flagship funding initiative to stimulate highly innovative research...
Stand Up To Cancer Dream Teams
At the heart of Stand Up To Cancer’s (SU2C’s) research program is the Dream Team approach. A Dream Team...
Cancer Policy Monitor: April 14, 2020
AACR Sends Letter to Congress, President on COVID-19 Response AACR Annual Meeting 2020 Update: Decision to Hold A Virtual...
History of the AACR
The following narrative describes over 100 years of AACR history. From the simple beginning of a few scientists gathering...
Cancer Policy Monitor: May 12, 2020
COVID-19 Legislation and Appropriations Update AACR Forms Task Force to Guide COVID-19 and Cancer Response Science Must Lead the...
Dialogue: Advocates Reach Out to a Neglected Community
A dialogue between two advocates on homeless communities battling cancer Kirk Royster and Cynthia Ryan are advocates who participated...
Cancer Policy Monitor: March 10, 2020
Appropriations update from Capitol Hill Register Now for the 2020 NIH-AACR Cancer, Autoimmunity, and Immunology Conference From JUUL to...
Advocacy Partners Pavilion
The AACR Advocacy Partners Pavilion is a designated area where not-for-profit cancer patient advocacy organizations can share their mission...
BCRF-AACR Career Development Awards for Translational Breast Cancer Research
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards for Translational Breast Cancer Research represent a joint effort to promote...
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Research Acceleration Network Grants
The goal of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Research Acceleration Network (RAN) Grants is to provide funding and strategic...
Learning About Cancer
How do we cure cancer? The answer is research.Researchers in laboratories and clinics, universities, medical centers, government and industry...
National Cancer Research Month
May is National Cancer Research Month The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) initiated and supports National Cancer Research...
Cancer Immunology Working Group Charter
Mission and Purposes The mission of the Cancer Immunology Working Group (hereafter, CIMM/AACR) is to provide an ongoing forum...
Tobacco Products and Cancer
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of premature mortality, killing more than five million people worldwide every year....
How to Find Financial Aid and Advice
A diagnosis of cancer is never easy, but it can be even more stressful when you’re struggling to pay...
Federal Agencies
Federal Agencies and Cancer Research Programs While the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the federal government’s principal agency for...
CICR General Resources
Resources for Understanding the Proper Use of Chemical Tools in Cancer Research A chemical probe refers to a chemical...
Advocacy Alert – May 2020
May 2020 National Cancer Research Month, observed each May, recognizes the importance of cancer research and the contributions of...
COVID-19 and Cancer Task Force
Task Force Charge Provide leadership and insight to the AACR on issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic by: Recommending science...
Patient Advocacy
Cancer Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program Building upon the AACR’s longstanding commitment to foster partnerships with cancer survivors and...
How To Become a Patient Peer Reviewer
by Wanda Lucas After cancer survivors complete treatment, they can experience an emotional roller coaster. They might feel that,...
Stand Up To Cancer
The AACR and Stand Up To Cancer The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is proud to be the...
Chemistry in Cancer Research Working Group Charter
Mission and Purposes The mission of the Chemistry in Cancer Research Working Group (hereafter, CICR/AACR) is to promote the...
Pediatric Cancer Working Group Charter
Mission and Purposes The mission of the Pediatric Cancer Working Group (PCWG) is to establish childhood cancer research as...
Opportunities for Medical Students, Residents, Clinicians, and Physician-scientists
The AACR has a wealth of information to assist investigators in their careers as clinical oncologists. Associate membership is...