Register Now: AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026 Release
WHAT
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will host a briefing to unveil the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026 at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
First published in 2020, the biennial AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report aims to raise awareness among Congress and the American public of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on racial and ethnic minority groups and other medically underserved populations. The report highlights the underlying causes of cancer disparities, promising trends in reducing these inequities, and the importance of continued research, collaboration, and congressional action to achieve health equity and ensure that advances against cancer benefit all patients.
WHEN
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
12-1:30 p.m. ET
WHERE
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Room SD-106
50 Constitution Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002
To register to attend the briefing in person, please fill out this form. To register to view the briefing live stream, please fill out this form.
WHO
The briefing will include a panel discussion featuring cancer disparities experts as well as cancer survivors and patient advocates who will share their personal stories.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc), AACR Chief Executive Officer
- Keith Flaherty, MD, FAACR,AACR President; Mass General Cancer Center
Speaker
- Mariana C. Stern, PhD, Chair, AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026 Steering Committee; USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Survivor Perspectives
- Vanessa Bañuelos, Michael Casaus, and Janaylon Wright, cancer survivors and patient advocates featured in the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026
The briefing will conclude with a Q&A session.