December Editors’ Picks from AACR Journals
As the year winds down, here’s our final edition of Editors’ Picks for 2019. This regular feature highlights one...
Expanding Global Access to Cervical Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Treatment
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Here's the latest on prevention, screening, and treatment.
Mastering the Clinical Development of Personalized Cancer Medicines
A string of innovative clinical trials designed to accelerate the pace at which personalized cancer medicines are developed have...
Can a Vaccine Prevent Colorectal Cancer?
Cancer screenings are key to saving lives. Take colonoscopies, for example, which are estimated to reduce colorectal cancer risk...
Geriatric Oncology: Cancer Care Coming of Age?
Guest Post by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD Editor-in-Chief, Cancer Today Slightly more than 57 million people were 60...
New AACR Partnership Supports BIG Cat Grants for Young Investigators in Africa
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is proud to announce a new collaboration with a grants program aimed at...
AACR Virtual Annual Meeting II: Panel Discusses Racism and Racial Inequities in Cancer Research
As a scientific organization focused on preventing and curing all cancers, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) embraces...
Harnessing the Immune System to Treat Pancreatic Cancer
Eric R. Lutz, PhD, a recipient of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Career Development Award, studies the development of...
Q&A With Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD, on Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Advancements
Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD, co-chair of the AACR's special conference "Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy: A New Chapter," discusses what...
Learning From the Patient in a “Bedside-To-Bench” Approach to Cancer Research
Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the United States, predominantly affecting men in the later decades...
Updated Guidelines Can Help Make Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination More Convenient
Recently updated federal guidelines for cervical cancer screening and the HPV vaccine could make these prevention strategies more convenient.
Meet The CheckPoints: A Band of Researchers and Oncologists Giving Cancer Treble
The CheckPoints is a band comprised of cancer researchers, medical oncologists, and other professionals in the field of immuno-oncology.
Dispelling Myths About Prostate Cancer in Black Communities
A poster at the AACR Annual Meeting 2024 examined a video that increased awareness of prostate cancer.
AACR Annual Meeting 2021: NCI Director Ned Sharpless Outlines Blueprint for Progress
With President Joseph R. Biden in the White House, the United States may be poised to make a major...
May is National Cancer Research Month
May is National Cancer Research Month, during which the American Association for Cancer Research partners with advocacy groups, cancer...
Ending Cancer Health Disparities Through Increased Collaboration
Despite tremendous progress against cancer in the past few decades, not all Americans have benefited equally from advances in...
Lending Their Voices to the Call for Cancer Research Funding
Each year, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) holds Early-career Hill Day, bringing a group of AACR Associate...
A Family Affair: Breast Cancer Prevention for Mothers, Daughters, and Women of All Ages
Guest Post by Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School...
Party With a Purpose 2025 Marks Progress Against Melanoma
This year, Party with a Purpose honors melanoma researchers Lynn Schuchter and Alexander Huang, and humanitarian honoree Patricia Wellenbach.
AACR Grants Program Funds Diverse Range of Cancer Research
Since its inception in 1993, the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Grants Program, in partnership with other nonprofit...
AACR Virtual Annual Meeting II: Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence Fuel New Cancer Discoveries and Ideas
“Progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries, and new ideas— probably in that order,” said the late Nobel Laureate...
What Are You Doing for World Cancer Day 2015?
Wednesday is World Cancer Day. This international initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) takes place every...
AACR Releases Groundbreaking Report on COVID-19 and Cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll, with 5.8 million deaths worldwide, including nearly 1 million in the...
SABCS 2016: World’s Largest Breast Cancer Meeting Draws to a Close
Attendees gathered firsthand information on all things breast cancer during the five-day San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, which showcased...
AACR Annual Meeting 2018: The Biden Cancer Initiative Colloquium
This post originally appeared on the Cancer Today website. Roads and roadblocks, both literal and metaphorical, figured into a...
A Call to Action: Increasing HPV Vaccination Rates to Prevent Cancer
The AACR strongly aligns with all 69 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated centers, which jointly issued a call to action...
Let Me Tell You a Story About the Power of Medical Research
Ten-year-old Michael Methner told his story about his experience being diagnosed with optic nerve glioma at the Rally for...
A Growing Commitment to Cancer Survivors
Thanks to decades of cancer research that have brought us groundbreaking discoveries and treatments, 15.5 million U.S. cancer survivors...
Collaboration is Key to Translating the Next Generation of Cancer Research
Guest Post by Dario C. Altieri, MD The Wistar Institute
Let’s Talk About It: Young Adults, Cancer, and Planning for a Family
News of a cancer diagnosis will shake even the most solid foundation. But young adults, who arguably seem more...