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The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting has been the premier event featuring the latest advances in cancer science since the first meeting in 1908. More than 13,000 people from around the world...
The American Association for Cancer Research elected 25 renowned scientists from around the world to the AACR Academy Class of 2021. The AACR Academy recognizes the groundbreaking contributions of pioneering cancer researchers and physician-scientists...
Picture having a blood test instead of a colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer. Or having the blood sample used for a cholesterol test also serve as an early detection tool for uterine, pancreatic,...
Black Americans have higher incidence and mortality rates from colorectal cancer than any other racial group in the United States. New research released at the AACR Annual Meeting 2021 found that in colorectal cancer...
For example, Black Americans have the highest incidence and mortality rates of colorectal cancer than any other racial group in the United States and screening for the disease has declined substantially due to the...
Pioneering cancer researchers and physician-scientists elected to the AACR Academy.
Ashani Weeraratna, PhD, and Ekrem Emrah Er, PhD, explain how a tumor’s surroundings direct its growth and progression, and research presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2022 shows how scientists can manipulate those surroundings to treat cancer.
Brain cancer survivor Lanette Veres started the Gray Matters Foundation, a nonprofit that provides encouragement to brain tumor patients through gift packages and cards. Read Lanette's story and the stories of other cancer survivors.
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Learn about physician-scientists and cancer researchers like Fellow of the AACR Academy Lewis C. Cantley, PhD, who are driving progress against cancer.
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