AACR and AACI Collaborate to Advocate for Cancer Research Funding
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have rippled through the entire cancer community, from individual patients to the world’s...
Giving Voice to Pancreatic Cancer Patients
By Steven Grossman, MD, PhD Pancreatic cancer is an outlier among cancers, fiercely resisting almost every scientific advance researchers...
Cervical Cancer: A Cautionary Tale of Optimism and Challenges
News stories about efforts to eliminate and prevent cancer often tell the story in broad strokes, painting an almost...
Complexities of Cancer Explained for Patient Benefit
We asked Eric Winer, MD, chief of the Division of Women's Cancers and director of the Breast Oncology Center...
Leading Cancer Experts Comment on the Cancer Initiative in the State of the Union Address
Editor’s Note: Several prominent American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) leaders have shared their reactions to President Obama’s Jan....
Editors’ Picks, December 2025: Potent Molecular Glues, Personalized CAR T-cell Therapies, and More
The countdown to the new year is nearly upon us, but no need to count down to the last...
A Call to Action from the AACR and its Minorities in Cancer Research Membership Group
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and its Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR) membership group today issued a...
Combing Through Early Data to Combat the Rise in Early-onset Cancers
At an AACR special conference on early-onset cancers, researchers discussed microplastics, the global rise of these cancers, and more.
AACR Cancer Health Disparities Conference Kicks Off With Diverse Speakers
Renowned prostate cancer researcher Folakemi T. Odedina, PhD, took the stage at the AACR Conference on the Science of...
A New Resource Provides a Sanctuary for Black TNBC Patients
The Black TNBC Sanctuary is a resource that provides key information and resources specifically for Black patients with TNBC.
Editors’ Picks, May 2025: High-Altitude Oxygen Adaptations, Fossil Fuel Exposure Risks, and More
This month, the editors of AACR’s journals picked studies highlighting genetic parallels between cancer evolution and high-altitude physiology, data...
AACR Grantee Spotlight: Adwoa Mensah’s Mission to Improve Breast Cancer Screening in Ghana
Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah, PhD, received a BIG Cat grant from the AACR to help her efforts to improve...
From Risk to Readiness: Takeaways From the Second AACR Childhood Cancer Predisposition Workshop
The second AACR Childhood Cancer Predisposition Workshop gathered experts from around the world to refine surveillance strategies, expanding recommendations...
Advances in Pancreatic Cancer Research: Q&A With Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue, MD, PhD
This week, scientists from around the world will convene in Orlando, Florida, as the AACR hosts a conference titled...
Eye on AI: Improving Cancer Care With Artificial Intelligence
At the AACR Annual Meeting 2025, a session on artificial intelligence in cancer care included ways of detecting skin...
Party with a Purpose Joins AACR to Support Prostate Cancer Research
For the third year running, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has been selected as the beneficiary of...
Editors’ Picks: AACR Journal Selections for April
The excitement surrounding this week’s AACR Virtual Meeting I – which drew more than 61,000 people on the first day – can’t stop us from delivering the latest edition of Editors’...
World Cancer Day: The AACR Supports Globalized Cancer Research Throughout the Pandemic
Editor’s note: Thursday, Feb. 4, marks World Cancer Day, an annual initiative led by the Union for International Cancer...
Continuing the Conversation on Cancer Disparities
Highlights from a roundtable featuring cancer survivors and researchers discussing cancer disparities and persistent health inequities.
Editors’ Picks: January Highlights from AACR Journals
To kick off the new year, the editors of the 10 AACR journals highlighted two phase I clinical trials,...
Editors’ Picks: June Highlights from the AACR Journals
For June, the editors of the AACR’s 10 journals chose to spotlight a characterization of an investigational KRAS inhibitor,...
Walking the Talk: Intervention Programs Aiming to Close the Cancer Care Gap
At the AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, researchers shared results from interventions designed to help...
AACR Virtual Annual Meeting I: Two Liquid Biopsy Tests Offer Promise of Early Detection of Cancer
Early detection of most cancers is an elusive and daunting task; nevertheless, it has remained a top priority for...
Editors’ Picks, July 2024: Risks of CAR T-cell Therapy, Sarcoma Advances, and More
The AACR journal editors' picks for July 2024 include a review of the risks from CAR T-cell therapy, advances...
Apps and Acupuncture: Improving Breast Cancer Survivors’ Quality of Life
In clinical trials presented at SABCS, a mobile health tool and acupuncture helped to improve breast cancer survivors' quality...
Black in Cancer Marks Two Years of Progress
Two years ago, amid increased awareness of the need to diversify the scientific work force and end cancer health...
Turning a Diagnosis into a Dream for a Cure
After being diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer, Debbie Zelman, Esq., started Debbie’s Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer (DDF)...
From the Bench: Finding New Ways to Detect Cancer Early
Researchers are exploring innovative early cancer detection strategies involving tiny cancer hunters, the voice, electronic noses, and more.
World Cancer Day and the AACR: Taking Aim at Disparities
In the United States, advances in cancer research have dramatically improved outcomes for children diagnosed with cancer. While pediatric...
Pride and (Health Care) Prejudice: Challenges Faced by LGBTQIA+ Cancer Patients
According to an annual Gallup poll that surveys approximately 10,000 U.S. adults, 7.2% of Americans aged 18 and older...