Media Coverage Archive

See the archive of news covering the AACR’s scientific meetings, journals, and programs; policy and advocacy work; and philanthropic efforts.

FEBRUARY

• Medscape, Do Ultraprocessed Foods Impact Survival After Cancer?
• Inside Precision Medicine, Measuring Epigenetic Instability May Improve Early Cancer Detection
• Cancer Therapy Advisor, Dual ICI Therapy Appears Safe, Effective in Patients With Brain Metastases

JANUARY

• Targeted Oncology, Adding Ianalumab to Ibrutinib May Enable Fixed-Duration Therapy in CLL
• HealthDay, Circulating Tumor DNA Linked to Poor Prognosis in HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer
• Inside Precision Medicine, Blood Test Predicts Response to Newly Approved SCLC Immunotherapy
• Forbes, Night-Shift Work May Increase Breast Cancer Risk, New Study Shows

2025

december

• OncLive, Long-Term PALLAS Data Show No Adjusted OS Difference With Adjuvant Palbociclib in HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer
• Healio, Adjuvant giredestrant improves invasive DFS in early breast cancer subset
• HealthDay, Substantial Progress Made Against Childhood Cancers, Report Says
• Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Resistant Ovarian Cancer Combination Therapy Shows Promise
• MedPage Today, One Dose of HPV Vaccine Just as Effective as Two, Trial Finds

November

• Inside Precision Medicine, Age-Related Fibrosis Linked to Faster Pancreatic Cancer Progression
• LabRoots, Novel Therapy Developed for Aggressive Melanoma Subtype
• The Scientist, Antibodies Unmask Pancreatic Tumors Hiding in Sugar-Coated Disguise

October

• Live Science, Could simple blood tests identify cancer earlier?
• Reuters, Health Rounds: Scientists find way to make breast cancer drug work better for younger women
• Healio, Evidence is ‘clear’: Medicaid expansion significantly improves long-term cancer survival
• Inside Precision Medicine, 9/11 Dust Linked to Blood Mutations and Leukemia Risk
• Inside Precision Medicine, Polygenic Risk Score Predicts Which Lesions Will Become Breast Cancer

September

• The Washington Post, What researchers suspect may be fueling cancer among millennials
• The Cancer Letter, AACR survey finds overwhelming public support for federal funding for medical and cancer research
• The Cancer Letter, AACR Cancer Progress Report makes the case for federal investment in cancer research
• OncLive, New AACR Cancer Progress Report Spotlights Notable Gains, Ongoing Challenges in Research
• The Scientist, A Common Artificial Sweetener Could Disrupt Cancer Immunotherapy Response

August

• The Guardian, Ovarian cancer blood test can detect disease early, study suggests
• Cancer Network, Data Show MRD in Nearly Half of Ovarian Cancer Population in Remission
• Targeted Oncology, Blood-Based Monitoring Assay Predicts Immunotherapy Response in Advanced Cancers
• WTAE-TV, UPMC research finds artificial sweetener sucralose may hinder cancer immunotherapy
• Reuters, Health Rounds: Artificial sweetener consumption linked to less effective cancer treatment

JULY

• HealthDay, Many Ineligible for Clinical Trial Could Benefit From Teclistamab for Multiple Myeloma
• The Washington Post, Can new blood tests really detect cancer early?
• HealthDay, Presurgical Ablative Radiotherapy + Chemo Improves Pathologic Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer
• Cancer Therapy Advisor, Uterine Cancer Cases and Deaths Will Continue to Rise, Researchers Project
• Good Morning America, Uterine cancer projected to rise in US by 2050, Black women likely to be hit hardest

JUNE

• Live Science, Some early-onset cancers are on the rise. Why?
• Fox News, Cancer could be detected three years before diagnosis with experimental blood test
• Inside Precision Medicine, EGFR Inhibitors Could Be Effective Treatment for NF1 Melanoma Subtype
• Becker’s Hospital Review, Test detects cancer in bloodstream 3 years before diagnosis: What to know
• NBC News, Celebrity breast cancer announcements highlight rising rates in young women

May

• Healio, AACR president prioritizes global reach, collaboration and investing in the next generation
• MedPage Today, New Blood Test for HPV+ Head and Neck Cancer Tops Existing Tests, Tissue Biopsy
• CBS News, Alcohol-related cancer deaths doubled from 1990 to 2021, study finds
• The Scientist, Final Destination: Distinct Cell Differentiation Patterns in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Revealed
• The Associated Press, Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types
• CNN, Immunotherapy helps certain cancer patients avoid surgery: ‘We hope this is the future’
• The Cancer Letter, AACR establishes grant program to support early-stage and mid-career cancer researchers

April

• The Washington Post, Experimental cancer drugs found to help some patients avoid surgery
• Oncology News Central, Practice-Changing Data Coming at AACR 2025, Experts Say
• Healio, Alert-based patient-reported outcome monitoring improves breast cancer symptom control
• HuffPost, 6 Signs You’re Experiencing ‘Accelerated Aging,’ A Major Cancer Contributor
• The Cancer Letter, Targeting FGFR2 may prevent or delay some KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancers

March

• The Cancer Letter, Keith Flaherty to become president-elect of AACR for 2025-2026, Michael Caligiuri named treasurer
• The ASCO Post, Douglas Hanahan, PhD, FAACR, to Be Honored at 2025 AACR Annual Meeting
• The Cancer Letter, AACR names 2025 fellows of AACR Academy, AACR Academy president
• Pharmacy Times, AACR Precision Medicine 2025: AACR Past-President Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, Discusses Highlights of the Meeting for Pharmacists
• Inside Precision Medicine, Researchers Identify Mutations Linked to Primary KRAS G12C Inhibitor Resistance
• The Scientist, A Rare White Blood Cell Boosts Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells

FEBRUARY

• Pharmacy Times, Optimizing Immunotherapy in Resectable NSCLC: Adjuvant, Neoadjuvant, and Perioperative Strategies
• The Cancer Letter, Immunotherapy + radiation show promise for bladder preservation in localized MIBC, phase II study shows
• Cancer Network, Forecast on Eliminating Cancer Disparities Looks to Ethnic Enclave Research
• LabRoots, Bacteria Limit Treatment Efficacy in Ovarian Cancer
• HCPLive, World Cancer Day 2025: Things to Know, Facts on Screening

January

• The Scientist, Cholesterol Biosynthesis Blockers Put a PIN in Bladder Cancer
• The New York Times, When ‘Cancer’ Gets in the Way of Treatment
• The ASCO Post, Adjuvant Tamoxifen Reduces 15-Year Risk of Recurrence in ‘Good Risk’ DCIS Without Radiation Therapy
• Healio, Adding anthracyclines to taxane-based chemotherapy beneficial in high-risk breast cancer
• CURE, Improving Treatment Access to Innovative Therapies in Breast Cancer
• CBS News, Surgeon General calls for cancer risk warning on beverages with alcohol
• Food + Wine, Why the U.S. Surgeon General Is Calling for Harsher Warnings on Alcohol
• USA Today, Can alcohol cause cancer? Here’s what the science says

2024

December

• CURE, Top 5 Stories from the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
• Targeted Oncology, Tamoxifen Cuts 15-Year Recurrence in DCIS Without Radiation Therapy
• The Wall Street Journal, The Emerging Breast-Cancer Treatment: No Surgery Required
• Healio, Breast cancer researcher receives lecture award at SABCS
• OncLive, Risk-Reducing Surgery Improves Survival Outcomes in Younger BRCA+ Breast Cancer
• CBS News, Drinking increases during the holidays. Here’s how the extra booze affects your health, according to a doctor

November

• MDalert, Reasons to Attend SABCS 2024 and How to Make the Most of It
• The Cancer Letter, Kaklamani: The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium will focus on deescalating treatment while maintaining outcomes
• Forbes, Less Than 1 In 5 Americans Who Are Eligible Are Getting Screened For Lung Cancer. Here’s Why
• Targeted Oncology, MB-108 Gains FDA Orphan Drug Status for Malignant Glioma Treatment
• HealthDay, ChemoRT Then Immunochemotherapy Then Surgery Promising in Unresectable Esophageal Cancer
• Axios, Global cancer disparities to grow by 2050: study

October

• The Washington Post, Cancers caused by infections are more common than you might think
• Healthline, How Diet, Lifestyle Can Help Prevent Breast Cancer as Diagnoses Spike in Younger Women
• Prevention, Alcohol Needs to Come With Cancer Warning Labels, Health Experts Say
• HealthDay, cfDNA Fragmentome, Protein Analyses Detect Ovarian Cancer
• People, How Has President Jimmy Carter Survived Cancer for 9 Years? An Oncologist Explains His Life-Extending Treatment

September

• Scripps News, Cancer mortality in the US is on the decline, annual report finds
• The New York Times, Deep Links Between Alcohol and Cancer Are Described in New Report
• Healio, AACR report highlights dramatic improvement in outcomes for children, adolescents
• HealthDay, CAR-T Therapy Won’t Raise Odds for a Second Cancer, Study Finds

August

• Healio, Neoadjuvant immunotherapy may broaden surgery eligibility for hepatocellular carcinoma
• Associated Press, Biden announces $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
• The Cancer Letter, AACR CEO Margaret Foti to receive Beacon Award for Women Leaders in Oncology
• BioTechniques, Cancer disparities: shifting the scales on underrepresentation in science
• Healio, FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence initiative aims to expand clinical trial access
• Oncology Nurse Advisor, Trametinib May Be Effective Option for Relapsed/Refractory JMML
• STAT, With Biden’s departure in sight, advocates seek to preserve gains of Cancer Moonshot
• CNN, Regular aspirin use may help lower risk of colorectal cancer, study finds, especially for those with unhealthy lifestyles

July

• Ophthalmology Advisor, Disparities in Cancer Burden Have Declined but Persist
• Drug Discovery World, AACR: A focal point of the cancer research community
• Medscape, Should Cancer Trial Eligibility Become More Inclusive?
• HealthDay, Granting Waiver for Cancer Treatment Does Not Affect Safety, Efficacy Outcomes
• BioTechniques, AACR 2024: key themes, takeaways and triumphs from Program Co-Chair Christina Curtis

June

• Healio, ‘Broader and more inclusive design’ needed for novel cancer trials
• KYW Newsradio, Disparities in cancer care
• HealthDay, Burden of Chronic Health Conditions Increased for LGTBQ+ Cancer Survivors
• Forbes, How Multi-Omics Is Empowering The Discovery Of Cancer Biomarkers
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, Underrepresentation in clinical trials leads to cancer disparities, says Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Camille Ragin
• The Washington Post, ‘Unusual’ cancers emerged after the pandemic. Doctors ask if covid is to blame.
• The Scientist, A Bird’s Eye View of the Tumor Microenvironment

May

• The Microbiologist, HPV testing for cervical cancer may be safe at longer intervals than recommended by current guidelines,
• HealthDay, Time Between HPV Tests for Cervical Cancer Might Be Safely Extended
• Healio, Data show longer intervals between HPV testing likely safe
• Radio Bilingüe, Cancer Hits People of Color Harder
• Scripps News, Cancer death rates are dropping, but not for everyone
• ABC News, Major disparities exist in women of color’s access to breast cancer care, report find
• OncLive, Dr Yap on Saruparib in BRCA1/2+, PALB2+, or RAD51C/D+ Advanced Solid Tumors
• The Cancer Letter, Nickolas Papadopoulos named editor-in-chief of Cancer Prevention Research

April

• OncLive, Dr. Kopetz on the Background of the KRYSTAL-1 Trial in KRAS G12C+ mCRC
• Cancer Health, Many Drugs Granted Accelerated Approval May Not Measure Up
• The ASCO Post, AACR Inaugurates New Leadership
• STAT, Cancer vaccines gain momentum, after years of disappointing results
• Fox News, Cancer rates rising in young people due to ‘accelerated aging,’ new study finds: ‘Highly troubling’
• CNN, There’s still no standard test to detect pancreatic cancer early. Scientists are working to change that
• KOGO Radio, Lucinda’s Goodness
• Associated Press, Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated approval, a study finds
• Healio, AACR to honor Camille C. R. Ragin, PhD, for advancement of minority cancer researchers
• OncLive, Cadonilimab Plus Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine Offers Survival Benefit in Gastric/GEJ Cancer

March

• LabRoots, Safety of Cell Transplantation for Older Patients has Significantly Improved Over Time
• Healio, American Association for Cancer Research announces new president-elect
• MDedge, Extraordinary Patients Inspired Father of Cancer Immunotherapy
• The Cancer Letter, Hidalgo, Paskett, Politi, Soria, Wu named to AACR board
• Everyday Health, Can Drinking a Glass of Wine Really Raise Breast Cancer Risk?
• POLITICO, Eliminating cervical cancer to save women’s lives

February

• Healio, Often-discarded lymphatic fluid may guide precision treatment for head and neck cancer
• Inside Precision Medicine, Age-Related Changes in Fibroblasts Drives Pancreatic Cancer
• The Cancer Letter, SABCS: 46 years at the forefront of clinical and translational research in breast cancer—and still growing
• The New York Times, Can Exercise Help Prevent Prostate Cancer?
• OncLive, Omission in Breast Cancer: When to Leave Radiation Behind and How to Mitigate Disparities
• Healio, Contralateral breast cancer doubles mortality risk among women with BRCA1 mutations
• Cancer Therapy Advisor, PET/CT at 1 Week May Predict Melanoma Patients’ Response to Pembrolizumab
• Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Revealing Hidden Lymphoma Cells

January

• HealthDay, Early FDG PET/CT Can ID Metabolic Changes in Advanced Melanoma
• Healio, Exercise program improves quality of life for patients with metastatic breast cancer
• WebMD, Post-Breast Cancer Pregnancy Rate Boosted by Egg Freezing: Study
• Gastroenterology Learning Network, After Unsuccessful FIT, Most Patients Fail to Test Again
• Live Science, Zika virus could potentially treat cancer, another early study hints
• Cancer Network, Gene Expression Assay May Guide Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ Management
• Oncology Nursing News, Adjuvant T-DM1 Improves Survival Vs Trastuzumab During Long-Term Follow-Up in HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer
• TIME, The Origins of Dry January