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Abstracts

Individuals interested in submitting an abstract for presentation during the conference must do so through the AACR online abstract submission service below. Abstract submissions will only be accepted electronically; paper abstracts will not be accepted. The abstract submission deadline is Thursday, July 23, 2026, 1 p.m. ET.

Abstract Submission Deadline: Thursday, July 23, 2026 , 1 p.m. ETSubmit an Abstract
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

ABSTRACT CATEGORIES

  • Patient Advocate
  • Analytical Methods
    • Administrative and Large-Scale Database Methods
    • Bioinformatics
    • Multilevel Analysis
    • Neighborhood Analysis
    • Statistical and Epidemiological Models
    • Other
  • Behavioral and Social Science
    • Alcohol, Tobacco, and Substance Abuse
    • Bioethics
    • Cancer Communications
    • Community-based Interventions
    • Community-based Participatory Research
    • Decision Making
    • Diffusion and Dissemination Research
    • Genetic Testing and Counseling
    • Health Education
    • Psychoneuroimmunology and Related Factors
    • Recruitment/Retention/Adherence Research
    • Socioeconomic Influences
    • Stress
    • Violence and Crime
    • Other
  • Biomarkers
    • Biomarkers in Cancer Surveillance and Screening
    • Biomarkers in Imaging
    • Biomarkers in Intervention Studies
    • Biomarkers of Premalignant Lesions
    • Biomarkers of Risk and Surrogate Endpoints
    • Molecular Diagnostics
    • Novel Technologies
    • Other
  • Cancer Treatment and Outcomes
    • Drug Design, Discovery, and Delivery
    • Late Effects/Survivorship
    • Mechanisms of Drug Action
    • Palliative Care and Pain Management
    • Pharmacology, Pharmacogenetics, and
    • Pharmacogenomics
    • Proteomics, Chemogenomics, and Chemoinformatics
    • Quality of Life
    • Second Cancers
    • Other
  • Carcinogenesis
    • Animal Models of Carcinogenesis
    • Carcinogen Activation and Carcinogen-detoxifying
    • Enzymes
    • DNA Damage and Repair Mechanisms
    • Environmental and Radiation Carcinogenesis
    • Mutagenesis, Oxidative Stress, and Carcinogenesis
    • Predictive Assays for Carcinogenicity
    • Stress Response and Allostatic Load
    • Tumor Promotion and Progression
    • Other
  • Cell, Molecular, and Tumor Biology
    • Angiogenesis and Invasion
    • Cancer Genetics/Gene Expression
    • Cell Growth Signaling Pathways
    • DNA Methylation/Epigenetics, and Chromatin Regulation
    • Oncogenes/Tumor Suppressor Genes
    • Viral Oncogenesis and Mechanisms
    • Other
  • Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Genetics
    • Behavioral Epidemiology
    • Diet and Nutrition
    • Exercise and Prevention
    • Familial and Genetic Epidemiology
    • General Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    • Molecular Epidemiology
    • Neighborhood Factors
    • Obesity, Metabolism, and Cancer
    • Physical Activity and Energy Balance
    • Race, Admixture, and Ethnicity
    • Stress
    • Tobacco and Cancer
    • Other Risk Factors
    • Other
  • Health Economics, Outcomes, and Policy Research
    • Healthcare Systems
    • Health Economics, Policy, and Outcomes
    • Treatment Factors and Outcomes
    • Other
  • Organ Site Research
    • Breast Cancer
    • Colorectal Cancer
    • Gastrointestinal Cancers
    • Genitourinary Cancers
    • Gynecological Cancers
    • Head and Neck Cancers
    • Lung Cancer
    • Pediatric Cancers
    • Other Organ Sites
  • Prevention Research
    • Clinical Prevention Trials
    • Preclinical Prevention Studies
    • Prevention Behaviors
    • Screening and Early Detection
    • Vaccines and Immunoprevention
    • Other

NOTIFICATION OF ABSTRACT STATUS 

All individuals listed as abstract presenters will be notified of acceptance or rejection by email approximately five weeks after the abstract submission deadline. Notices and instructions will be sent to the email address provided at the time of abstract submission. If an abstract is not selected for presentation, the presenter may request a full refund of the registration fee by contacting the AACR Meetings Department at [email protected]. 

PRESENTATION AND PUBLICATION 

Abstracts selected for presentation during the meeting (poster or oral) will be published as a freely available supplement in an AACR journal on the first day of the meeting. Every effort will be made to reproduce the content of the abstracts as submitted, except in certain circumstances where changes may be made to comply with AACR style. Abstract titles and presenting authors will be posted on the AACR website before the symposium begins.

Please note that no changes can be made after abstract submission. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy of their submitted abstract. Abstracts should be carefully prepared and thoroughly proofread prior to submission, as any errors may appear in print and online.

For programs that include proffered talks selected from the abstract submissions, instructions will be sent to the abstract presenters with the date, time, and format for those presentations. 

All poster and proffered talk presentations must be made in-person.

REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS 

Individuals planning on presenting an abstract at this conference are encouraged to register and make a room reservation at the conference hotel as early as possible. If an abstract is not accepted for presentation at the conference, the presenter may request a full refund of the registration fee. For additional information, please visit the registration and accommodations and travel webpages. 

REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL 

Once an abstract has been submitted, it may be withdrawn only by written request from the abstract presenters. The request may be emailed to [email protected] and must be received by 5 p.m. ET on September 13.