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February Brings a Focus on Prevention

February Brings a Focus on Prevention

February is National Cancer Prevention Month. We recently had the opportunity of speaking with American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Past President William Hait, MD, PhD, a leading expert in cancer prevention and interception. Hait, who is a Fellow of the AACR Academy and the current AACR treasurer, forecasted several key areas of advancement in this field. In this excerpt from our previous post, Hait shares his predictions for cancer prevention and interception research in 2020.

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a United Nations initiative aimed at encouraging full and equal participation in sciences for women and girls around the world. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is proud to have a powerful roster of female leaders in science. Cancer Research Catalyst posts in the past two years have captured their messages of empowerment and encouragement.

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FDA-AACR Workshop to Address Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trial Disparities

FDA-AACR Workshop to Address Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trial Disparities

Thanks to a wave of newly approved therapies in the past two decades, survival rates for multiple myeloma have increased dramatically. Still, the cancer research community is concerned about disparities in patient care. African Americans are disproportionately affected by multiple myeloma, having a two- to three-fold higher incidence of multiple myeloma compared with whites and representing 20 percent of the multiple myeloma patients in the U.S. Despite this difference in incidence, African Americans have historically been underrepresented in clinical trials for multiple myeloma therapies.

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World Cancer Day: A Global Call to Action

World Cancer Day: A Global Call to Action

Despite considerable progress against cancer, the disease continues to take a huge toll on global health. Each year, approximately 9.6 million people around the world die of cancer. And while some nations have seen cancer death rates stabilize or decline, many countries face rising rates of the disease. The advances in research, treatment, and diagnosis that have reduced the cancer burden in wealthier nations have not been shared by lower- or middle-income countries.

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Innovators in Discovery

AACR Fellow Lewis C. Cantley, PhD, leads a national effort targeting triple-negative breast cancer and ovarian cancer with a novel drug combination.

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