AACR Stories

Thousands of researchers, physician-scientists, patient advocates, and others in the cancer community will gather to discuss the latest breakthroughs, share ideas, and forge new collaborations to accelerate progress in cancer science and medicine.

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Fellows of the AACR Academy, Class of 2025

Pioneering researchers and physician-scientists elected to the AACR Academy to celebrate their accomplishments and support the acceleration of progress against cancer.

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Early Detection and Prevention: Stopping Cancer in its Tracks

Preventing cancer and identifying malignancies at the earliest, most treatable stages are key areas of focus for the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and its members.

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AACR Grant Propels Progress in Immunotherapy Research

Using funding from the AACR, early-career investigator Marco Ruella, MD, found a way to improve immunotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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Bringing Cervical Cancer Treatment to More Women

Chemtai Mungo is researching an innovative self-treatment strategy for cervical precancer could save lives of women in underserved areas.

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Researching Ways to Intercept Cancer at Its Earliest StagesTumors are “born to be bad” with metastatic potential present from the start and spread to other organs when the original malignancy is the size of a poppy seed, explains Dr. Christina Curtis.

Moving the Dial Forward for Children with CancerAn AACR fellowship as a young pediatrician helped Michael Jensen, MD, become a physician-scientist, using clinical insights to inform the search for new cancer therapeutics in the laboratory.

AACR Grantee Studies a Rare Form of SarcomaSmall donations to the AACR added up to big support for promising new research by Madelyn Espinosa-Cotton, PhD, on a rare type of cancer that strikes teenagers and young adults.

AACR StoriesThe Faces & Voices Behind the Science

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