Glioma Survivor Running for Research
With his brain cancer in remission, Daniel Romero is excited to join with others at the AACR Philadelphia Marathon...
Can Understanding Long COVID-19 Teach Us About Chemo Brain?
Cognitive effects from COVID-19 and cancer treatment look very similar. Collaboration may lead to better treatment for both.
T cells key to COVID-19 vaccination efforts
Experts discuss shortcomings of current COVID-19 vaccines in people with cancer while highlighting possibilities of T-cell activation.
COVID-19 Exposes Health Inequities
COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on Black and Latino Americans, as well as members of other minority groups.
How COVID-19 Changed Cancer Care
A new report from the American Association for Cancer Research explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected cancer patients, researchers...
International Perspectives on COVID-19 and Cancer
Researchers from around the globe share insights into cancer and the coronavirus at the AACR Virtual Annual Meeting I.
COVID-19 and Cancer in 2022
Is it the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?
Expert Panel Eyes Starting Colorectal Cancer Screening Sooner
Draft recommendation calls for screening at age 45, rather than 50. An influential panel of experts has issued a...
July 15: The Week in Cancer News
COVID-19 boosters promote immune response in additional blood cancer patients, and high drug costs lead cancer patients to not...
June 17: The Week in Cancer News
Clinical trials rebound after COVID-19 setbacks, and early treatment leads to significant reduction in anal cancer risk among people...
Revising the Dosing of a Cancer Immunotherapeutic
The FDA has approved an alternative dosing schedule for the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab. On April 28, 2020, the...
April 1: The Week in Cancer News
Chemo brain may provide clues for long-haul COVID-19, and researchers analyze relationship between obesity and cancer.
September 24: The Week in Cancer News
Long-term COVID-19 effects were associated with greater mortality risk in cancer patients, and more news of the week from...
May 15, 2020: The Week in Cancer News
A study indicates that children with cancer are not at increased risks of severe cases of COVID-19.
Cancer Treatment During a Pandemic
People being treated for cancer may be at elevated risk of developing severe cases of COVID-19. The coronavirus is...
May 28: The Week in Cancer News
A study finds that many people with solid tumors mount an antibody response following COVID-19 vaccination, and more news...
AACR Releases Report Outlining Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Research and Patient Care
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released the AACR Report on the Impact of COVID-19...
Patients Receiving Chemotherapy May Not be at Increased Risk for COVID-19
Study shows disruptions to cancer treatment could be minimized during the pandemic PHILADELPHIA – Compared with patients with cancer...
Cancer Discovery to Publish COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium Data on Final Day of AACR COVID-19 and Cancer Meeting
PHILADELPHIA – Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, will publish a COVID-19 and Cancer...
Patients With Lymphoma Treated With B-cell-depleting Therapies May Have Worse Outcomes From COVID-19 Infection
PHILADELPHIA – Among patients with lymphoma admitted to the hospital for severe COVID-19, those treated with B-cell-depleting therapies within...
Novel COVID-19 Vaccine May Provide Protection for Cancer Patients With B-cell Deficiencies
The peptide-based vaccine induces a T cell-dependent response NEW ORLEANS – CoVac-1, a new vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, induced T-cell...
Pediatric Cancer Patients in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries Faced Significantly Higher Mortality Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic
NEW ORLEANS – During the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric cancer patients from lower- and middle-income...
Drive-by FluFIT Clinics May Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
PHILADELPHIA – Administering colorectal cancer screening kits through a socially distant drive-by flu vaccination clinic increased access to colorectal...
AACR Cancer Progress Report Details How Researchers Are Turning Scientific Discoveries into Lifesaving Care
The report highlights record number of treatments approved by the FDA and cancer researchers’ role in fight against COVID-19...
AACR Sends Letter to CDC Director Urging Boosters for Caregivers and Household Members to Protect Patients with Cancer
Patients with cancer may not receive full benefit of vaccination and are at higher risk for severe illness and...
AACR Releases Its Inaugural Cancer Disparities Report
First-of-its-kind publication provides comprehensive overview of latest research and calls for health equity for all PHILADELPHIA — The American...
AACR Announces Recipients of the 2023 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism
PHILADELPHIA – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 AACR...
AACR Cancer Progress Report Highlights How Discovery Science is Driving Clinical Breakthroughs
Fifty years after the signing of the National Cancer Act, rapid progress against cancer for patients continues Medical research...
AACR Virtual Annual Meeting I Draws More than 61,000 Registrants
Two-day Historic Online Scientific Meeting Featured 102 Oral Presentations and 126 Posters PHILADELPHIA – The American Association for Cancer...
Douglas R. Lowy, MD, FAACR, Honored With 2021 AACR-Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research
PHILADELPHIA – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will honor Douglas R. Lowy, MD, FAACR, with the 2021...