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AACR Call To Action on Harmful OMB Proposal

Today, AACR submitted comments in response to proposed OMB rules that would severely set back our nation’s medical science enterprise. Submit your comments before 12 a.m. ET tonight.

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About Cancer

Cancer is not a single disease, but rather a collection of diseases all characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells.

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AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026

The AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026 is available. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on cancer disparities and calls for policies to reduce disparities and achieve cancer health equity.

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Cancer Types

Ewing sarcoma is a rare type of cancer with an incidence that is nine times greater in Caucasians than in African Americans. July is Sarcoma Awareness Month.

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AACR Stories

A grant supported by individual donors to the AACR is helping Madelyn Espinosa-Cotton, PhD, pursue promising new research on a rare form of sarcoma that strikes teens and young adults.

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FDA Approvals

Read about recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals of products for cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

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AACR Annual Meeting 2026

Session recordings are available for viewing to registered attendees through October 31. Registration remains open for the on-demand virtual meeting.

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AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report

The AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on cancer disparities and calls for policies to reduce disparities and achieve cancer health equity.

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The AACR: Driving Progress Against Cancer

The AACR and its more than 61,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.

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AACR Pediatric Cancer Progress Report 2025

The AACR Pediatric Cancer Progress Report 2025 highlights the remarkable progress against childhood cancers driven by discoveries across the basic, translational, clinical, and population sciences.

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By the Numbers

34

percent decrease of the overall age-adjusted cancer death rate in the U.S. from 1991 to 2023

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28

therapeutics were approved for new or expanded uses by the FDA from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025

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18.6

million cancer survivors in the U.S. are living with, through, and beyond their disease thanks to research

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4 in 10

cancer diagnoses in the United States are associated with preventable risk factors

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For more statistics on cancer, please visit our Cancer Progress ReportRead the AACR Cancer Progress Report