New Journal Article Explores Equity in Academia
As the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others exposed racial inequities in America, many sectors of society...
AACR Annual Meeting 2021: NCI Director Ned Sharpless Outlines Blueprint for Progress
With President Joseph R. Biden in the White House, the United States may be poised to make a major...
Annual Meeting 2022: Advancing Precision Immuno-oncology
“The immuno-oncology revolution is now about 15 years into clinical reality,” said Carl June, MD, FAACR, director of the...
Disparities Conference Unites Researchers, Patients, and Policymakers
As the 15th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved...
Interfacing with the Future: Artificial Intelligence in Oncology
Researchers discussed AI's impact on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer at the AACR Annual Meeting 2024.
Annual Meeting 2022: Uniting Scientists and Survivors
For more than 20 years, the Scientist↔Survivor Program (SSP) has played a vital role in the American Association for...
Crystal Mackall: Expanding the Reach of CAR T-cell Therapy
For the sixth time since 2015, researchers, clinicians, drug developers, patient advocates, and other stakeholders convened at the International...
Frontiers in Cancer Science: A Stellar Conference in Singapore
by Ashok Venkitaraman, MBBS, PhD Singapore will hold its 15th Frontiers in Cancer Science (FCS) conference November 6-8 at...
Addressing Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trials and Outcomes During the Pandemic
The word myeloma stems from the Greek word “myelos,” for marrow. Indeed, this type of blood cancer begins in the plasma cells, a type...
Frontiers in Cancer Science—the Singapore Cancer Conference
Guest post by Patrick Casey, PhD, and Joanne Ngeow, BMedSci, MBBS, FRCP, MPH From November 7-9, 2022, Singapore will...
Colonoscopy: A Powerful Tool for Cancer Prevention
Guest post by Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD, FAACR The headlines stunned many medical professionals, cancer patients, and colorectal...
Advances in Malignant Lymphoma Virtual Meeting: Stratifying Risk, Targeting Precursor Cells, Hacking the Epigenome, and More
Virtual scientific meetings have become the “new normal” in the COVID-19 era, enabling researchers to present and discuss recent...
Melanoma Awareness Month: Improving Treatment for an Aggressive Skin Cancer
The days are getting longer and warmer, and visions of beach trips, cookouts, and picnics occupy our minds. While this year’s summer will likely look different due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, months...
What Biden’s Presidency Will Mean for Cancer Research
Editor’s note: As President Joseph R. Biden Jr. took office on Wednesday, Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American...
The Past, Present, and Future of HPV: Can Vaccination Help Eliminate Cervical Cancer?
On a web page titled “14 Diseases You Almost Forgot About (Thanks to Vaccines),” the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) remind us that the...
Dr. John D. Carpten: Uncovering Cancer Genetics and Striving to Include Underrepresented Populations in Research
Editor’s note: This story, written by Anna Azvolinsky, first appeared in Leading Discoveries, a magazine and website that raises...
Pancreatic Cancer: Keynote Highlights Trainees, Rising Stars, and Distinguished Professors
In the opening keynote session of the AACR Special Conference on Pancreatic Cancer, which took place September 27-30 in...
Racism Toward Asian Americans: An Invitation to Conduct Anti-racist Cancer Research
In recent months, Asians in America have been targets of increasing numbers of verbal insults and physical attacks. While...
Alcohol and Cancer Risk: How Much is Too Much?
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced much of the world to shut down, and many days seemed bleak, it was...
Black in Cancer Marks Two Years of Progress
Two years ago, amid increased awareness of the need to diversify the scientific work force and end cancer health...
Continuing the Conversation on Cancer Disparities
Highlights from a roundtable featuring cancer survivors and researchers discussing cancer disparities and persistent health inequities.
CRISPR in the Clinic: T-cell Genetic Engineering for Solid Tumors
Guest post by Emil Lou, MD, PhD On October 7, 2020, the world awoke to news that the Royal...
SABCS 2020: Exploring Safe De-escalation of Breast Cancer Treatment
Several options are available for the treatment of breast cancer, including local therapies such as surgery and radiation therapy,...
From Dry January to Sober October: Cutting Back on Alcohol
If you toasted 2023 with champagne, then woke up pledging a month of sobriety, you’re not alone. In the...
Experts Forecast 2024, Part 1: Advances in Cancer Vaccines
What experts forecast for cancer research and treatment in 2024. Part 1: Catherine J. Wu, MD, FAACR, on...
Experts Forecast 2024, Part 2: Achieving Cancer Health Equity
In part 2 of our 2024 Experts Forecast, Robert A. Winn, MD, FAACR, discusses ways to achieve health equity.