AACR Releases Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024
Report features latest statistics and nine compelling patient stories PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today...
Stand Up To Cancer Announces International Team on Early Detection of Gastric Cancer, World’s 3rd Leading Cause of Cancer Death
Team Supported by Generous Grants from the Cless Family Foundation and Sara & Jeff Schottenstein Family Charitable Fund SANTA...
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...
The Pancreatic Cancer Collective Extends Four Research Teams in $16 Million Push for New Therapies
PHILADELPHIA — The Pancreatic Cancer Collective, the strategic partnership of Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), has...
American Association for Cancer Research Announces Recipients of the 2020 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism
PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 AACR...
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...
Folakemi T. Odedina, PhD, Recognized with 2023 AACR Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities
ORLANDO, Fla. – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will award Folakemi T. Odedina, PhD, with the 2023...
Rural Residents Tend to Hold Fatalistic Beliefs and Perceive More Cancer-related Information Overload Than Urban Residents
PHILADELPHIA – Compared to U.S. urban adults, rural adults were more likely to think fatalistically about cancer and feel...
AACR Releases Inaugural Pediatric Cancer Progress Report
More than 30 new drugs have been approved for pediatric cancer in the past 10 years, but progress has...
AACR Announces Recipients of the 2025 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism
PHILADELPHIA – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 AACR...
The American Association for Cancer Research Applauds Passage of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act
Legislation will help kids with cancer live longer, healthier lives PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)...
Mobile Health Tool May Improve Quality of Life for Adolescent and Young Adult Breast Cancer Survivors
SAN ANTONIO – A mobile health (mHealth) intervention for adolescent and young adult breast cancer survivors that offered tailored...
AACR and MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation Announce Three Grants to Support Transformative Cancer Research
PHILADELPHIA, PA and CAMBRIDGE, MA – January 19, 2021 — Three grants for research that could transform cancer therapies...
New Coalition of Leading Cancer Research Organizations Launched to Accelerate Early Detection of Deadly Cancers
$12 million awarded to six collaborative teams developing new approaches to the earlier detection and diagnosis of pancreatic, ovarian,...
HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer May Be Safe at Longer Intervals Than What Current Guidelines Recommend
HPV testing eight years after a negative result instead of the recommended five was found comparable to standard cytology...
AACR Recognizes Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD, with 2020 AACR-Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research
PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has selected Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD, FAACR, to receive...
Counties with Persistent Poverty Rates Experience Higher Rates of Cancer Deaths
PHILADELPHIA – Residents of counties that experience persistent poverty face a disproportionately high risk of cancer mortality, according to...
Patricia S. Steeg, PhD, to Receive 2020 AACR-Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Lectureship
PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is honoring Patricia S. Steeg, PhD, with the 2020 AACR-Women...
AACR Partners with NBC10 and Telemundo62 for Progress and Promise Against Cancer as part of the AACR Philadelphia Marathon
World’s leading cancer research experts from Philadelphia’s largest health care and academic institutions will unite for a live, interactive...
AACR Statement and Call to Action Regarding the Administration’s Recent Actions Affecting NIH and the American People
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is deeply concerned that the Administration’s recent actions are threatening the National...
Culturally Tailored Colorectal Cancer Education Program Improved Awareness and Screening Uptake in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and Rural Populations
PHILADELPHIA – People who received information from the Screen to Save program, a culturally tailored initiative from the National...
Despite Known Racial Disparities, Men of Color Remain Underrepresented in Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials
PHILADELPHIA – An analysis of 59 prostate cancer clinical trials based in North America and Europe found that the...
Awareness of the Link Between HPV and Cervical Cancer Has Declined
Most people are also not aware that HPV can cause anal, oral, and penile cancers ORLANDO, Fla. – Americans...
BRCA-mutation Carriers With a History of Early-onset Breast Cancer May Benefit From Risk-reducing Surgery
SAN ANTONIO – Patients with germline BRCA mutations who were diagnosed with breast cancer at or before age 40...
Breast Cancer Mortality in Women Ages 20-49 Significantly Dropped Between 2010 and 2020
CHICAGO – From 2010 to 2020, breast cancer deaths among women ages 20-49 declined significantly across all breast cancer...
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...
A Liquid Biopsy Test Can Identify Patients Who May Respond to Immune Checkpoint Blockade
Test employs error correction to increase accuracy PHILADELPHIA – A new liquid biopsy test could detect microsatellite instability (MSI)...
American Association for Cancer Research Supports Goal of Eliminating HPV-related Cancers in the United States
Joint statement encourages parents, young adults, and physicians to act to increase vaccination rates and screening access to eliminate...
AACR Mourns the Loss of George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), and the 40,000 laboratory...
AACR Calls on Congress to Summarily Reject the President’s FY2026 Budget Proposal for NIH
The President’s FY2026 budget proposal includes devastating cuts to NIH of $18 billion, which would result in a nearly...