Cancer Policy Monitor: August 8, 2023
Appropriations Update from Capitol Hill -Blake Rostine With the release of President Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request...
National Postdoc Appreciation Week
Recognizing the 16th Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week In honor of the 16th Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW),...
Media Resources
Learn more about the AACR, what we do, and who we are. This page contains officer biographies, photos, and...
Cancer Policy Monitor: February 10, 2026
Appropriations Update -Matt Gontarchick The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations process concluded on February 3, when President Trump signed...
MICR Resources
These MICR resources for members are intended to help increase the visibility and recognition of minority scientists in cancer...
Resources for Students
Upcoming Opportunities A listing of awards, scholarships and summer internships for high school and undergraduate students, as well as post-baccalaureate...
Cancer Policy Monitor: January 11, 2022
House passes PREVENT HPV Cancers Act AACR Submits Public Comments to Encourage CMS to Reimburse Providers for Smoking Cessation...
Cancer Policy Monitor: July 8, 2025
Senators Question NIH Director on Proposed Cuts to NIH in FY2026 Budget -Matt Gontarchick National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
Learning About Cancer
How do we cure cancer? The answer is research.Researchers in laboratories and clinics, universities, medical centers, government and industry...
Cancer Policy Monitor: November 11, 2025
Appropriations Progress Amid Shutdown Endgame -Carly McCallie On Sunday, November 9, in a late night 60-40 vote, the Senate...
Cancer Policy Monitor: July 11, 2023
Appropriations Update from Capitol Hill After months of negotiation, congressional leaders and senior White House officials reached a bipartisan,...
Cancer Policy Monitor: September 9, 2025
Congress Confronts NIH Budget Decisions as Shutdown Looms -Matt Gontarchick With government funding set to expire on September 30,...
Cancer Policy Monitor: March 11, 2025
President Donald Trump’s Second Administration Begins with Bold Policy Moves -Carly McCallie Early actions by the Trump Administration, including...
Cancer Policy Monitor: March 14, 2023
Regulatory Science and Science Policy Sessions at the 2023 AACR Annual Meeting –Nicholas Warren, PhD There is still time...
National Cancer Research Month
May is National Cancer Research Month The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) initiated and supports National Cancer Research...
Cancer Policy Monitor: September 10, 2024
Appropriations Update -Jon Retzlaff, MBA The House and Senate returned from their summer recess on September 9, which leaves...
Tobacco Products and Cancer
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of premature mortality, killing more than five million people worldwide every year....
Cancer Awareness Months
The AACR recognizes cancer awareness months and provides helpful links to educational resources and activities during them. January February...
Research Highlights
AACR has been the Scientific Partner of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) since 2008. It supports the scientific oversight, expert peer review and...
Resources
HOW-TO SERIES The How-To series answers some of the most common questions asked by cancer survivors, caregivers, care partners,...
Cancer Policy Monitor, November 8, 2022
AACR and ASCO Publish Updated E-Cigarette Policy Statement -Nicholas Warren, PhD In 2015, the American Association for Cancer Research...
COVID-19 and Cancer Task Force
Task Force Charge Task Force Members Dafna Bar-Sagi, PhD, FAACRSenior Vice President and Vice Dean for ScienceChief Scientific Officer,...
The Honorable Amy Klobuchar: Advocating for Cancer Research and Early Detection from Personal Experience
U.S. Senator for MinnesotaAge 61 I would like first of all to thank the researchers at the American Association...
Cancer Policy Monitor: August 12, 2025
Congress Pushes Back on NIH Cuts, But Uncertainty Looms -Matt Gontarchick A White House proposal calling for a 40%...
MICR in the Community
Philadelphia Sista Strut 3K Breast Cancer Walk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For the past 7 years, MICR has been a charity...
MICR at the 18th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorites and the Medically Underserved
Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR) Meet and Greet Join us for the MICR Meet and Greet. This informal networking...
Cancer Policy Monitor: November 14, 2023
Congressional Update –Matthew Gontarchick On October 25, 2023, the House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to be...
Cancer Policy Monitor: July 9, 2024
Congressional Update -Benjamin Krinsky, PhD As summer continues in Washington, D.C., the fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations process is...
Benefits of AACR Membership
*New for 2025: No dues required for members located in countries building cancer research capacities. View List of Countries...
Employee Engagement
Want to build teamwork, increase company loyalty, support lifesaving work, and have fun? The American Association for Cancer Research...