Disparities in the Burden of Preventable Cancer Risk Factors: Long-standing inequities in numerous social drivers of health contribute to significant disparities in the burden of preventable cancer risk factors.
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Cancer is not a single disease, but rather a collection of diseases all characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells.
Learn MoreFour in 10 cancers diagnosed in the United States each year are related to potentially preventable causes. Read about cancer risk reduction in the AACR Cancer Progress Report.
Read the ReportNearly 235,000 people living in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year. Learn about prevention, screening, and treatment options for lung cancer.
Learn MoreA postdoctoral fellowship grant from the AACR helped propel Dr. Marco Ruella’s research to improve immunotherapy for patients whose disease evaded prior treatment or relapsed.
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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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