Patient Advocacy Resources to Combat COVID-19
Nonprofit patient advocacy leaders have created a number of resources to help patients with cancer navigate their treatment and...
Future of Cancer Science and Medicine Beyond COVID-19
In this section you will learn: COVID-19 accelerated adoption of telemedicine across the cancer care continuum. Lessons learned from...
Letter to President Biden and Leaders of State Public Health Departments: Prioritizing COVID-19 Vaccines for Patients with Cancer and Survivors of Cancer
February 17, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.The White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: On...
The Honorable Roy Blunt: Investing in Innovation to Respond to COVID-19 and Continue Progress against Cancer
U.S. Senator for MissouriAge 72 There is no question we are at an exciting moment for health research. In...
Virtual Congressional Briefing: AACR Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Research and Patient Care
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will host a virtual briefing to unveil the AACR Report on the Impact...
Julie Campbell: Fighting COVID-19 While Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer
Age 64Vineland, New Jersey In October of 2020, Julie Campbell, a real estate professional from New Jersey and a...
Executive Summary
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted the everyday lives of billions of people, exhausted the health care...
COVID-19 Policy and Procedures
AACR Policy and Procedures Last updated March 29, 2023 The health and safety of AACR meeting/conference participants, as well...
Cancer Policy Monitor: July 14, 2020
COVID-19 Legislation and Appropriations Update House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Roy Blunt and NCI Director Ned Sharpless Featured at...
COVID-19 and Cancer Task Force
Task Force Charge Provide leadership and insight to the AACR on issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic by: Recommending science...
Building Vaccine Confidence: Best Practices to Combat Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy in COVID-19 Vaccines
On April 14, during the AACR Annual Meeting, AACR Past President Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, FAACR, and Gilbert S....
Cancer Policy Monitor: September 8, 2020
Join the Rally for Medical Research National Day of Action on Sept. 17 AACR to Release Inaugural Cancer Disparities...
Jordan Liberty, AACR Ambassador, Navigates COVID-19 as a Cancer Survivor
Jordan Liberty is no stranger to creating iconic campaigns and visuals for beauty brands like Urban Decay, NARS, Sigma...
Federico de Armas Heinzen: Managing Metastatic Melanoma Despite an Interruption in Treatment Because of COVID-19
Age 51Mexico City, Mexico In 2015, Federico de Armas Heinzen felt a swollen lymph node under his right arm...
COVID-19 and Cancer
AACR Virtual Patient Advocate Forum October 1, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has sickened more than 22.8 million people globally...
Cancer Policy Monitor: April 14, 2020
AACR Sends Letter to Congress, President on COVID-19 Response AACR Annual Meeting 2020 Update: Decision to Hold A Virtual...
Cancer Policy Monitor: October 13, 2020
Appropriations Update from Capitol Hill HHS Decisions Call FDA Independence into Question National Survey Shows Decline in Overall Youth...
Dialogue: COVID-19 and Cancer
COVID-19 has significantly changed everyone’s life, especially patients with cancer. We invited two patient advocates to discuss COVD-19 and...
Cancer Policy Monitor: June 9, 2020
COVID-19 Legislation and Appropriations Update AACR to Hold COVID-19 and Cancer Conference in July AACR Virtual Annual Meeting II...
Cancer Policy Monitor: January 12, 2021
Appropriations Update from Capitol Hill AACR COVID-19 and Cancer Taskforce Recommends Prioritizing Vaccines for Patients with Cancer The Future...
Cancer Policy Monitor: November 10, 2020
Appropriations Update from Capitol Hill Supreme Court to Decide the Fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
Cancer Policy Monitor: May 11, 2021
Appropriations Update from Capitol Hill May is National Cancer Research Month Anticancer Drugs Repurposed to Treat COVID-19 Congratulations to...
Cancer Policy Monitor: May 12, 2020
COVID-19 Legislation and Appropriations Update AACR Forms Task Force to Guide COVID-19 and Cancer Response Science Must Lead the...
Cancer Policy Monitor: March 9, 2021
Appropriations Update AACR Leads Over 130 Cancer Organizations on Prioritizing Vaccines for Patients with Cancer AACR Applauds Reintroduction of...
A Message from the AACR
This is an uncertain time for everyone around the world, including those of us working in the field of...
Coronavirus Information and Resources
The coronavirus outbreak that has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization is affecting people throughout the United...
Letter from the Chief Philanthropic Officer
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the world today. At the American Association for Cancer Research...