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Irasema Chavez shares her inspiring story about overcoming stomach cancer and breast cancer in the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report.
Irasema's Story and Video
Irasema Chavez shares her inspiring story about overcoming stomach cancer and breast cancer in the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report.
Irasema's Story and VideoCancer is not a single disease, but rather a collection of diseases all characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells.
Learn MoreThe report highlights the AACR’s impact on the cancer community during the past year while advancing our mission to prevent and cure all cancers.
Read the ReportMore than 81,000 people in the United States were diagnosed with kidney cancer last year. Learn about this type of cancer, including treatment options.
Learn MoreIn the latest episode of Believe in Progress, host Mitch Stoller talks with kidney cancer survivor Meryl Uranga, who turned her personal battle into a powerful force for change.
Listen and SubscribeThe Week in Cancer News: A roundup of significant cancer research news from the past week, selected by the staff of Cancer Today magazine.
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The AACR Cancer Progress Report 2024 highlights research-driven advances against the collection of often devastating diseases we call cancer.
Learn MoreThe AACR and its more than 58,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.
Learn MoreDr. LoRusso, AACR President 2024-2025, explains that basic cancer research is essential to accelerating advances in cancer science and medicine.
Learn Morepercent decrease of the overall age-adjusted cancer death rate in the U.S. from 1991 to 2021
Learn Moretherapeutics were approved for new or expanded uses by the FDA from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024
Learn Moremillion cancer survivors in the U.S. are living with, through, and beyond their disease thanks to research
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