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Survivor Story

Vicki Jones was stunned by her multiple myeloma diagnosis, but for 2 decades, progress in cancer research has been faster than the progression of her disease.

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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 Fellows Commend Bipartisan NIH Support

180 Fellows of the AACR Academy thanked the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees for prioritizing medical research funding during the FY26 appropriations process.

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Cancer Types

More than 36,000 people in the United States were diagnosed with multiple myeloma last year. March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. Learn more about this type of cancer.

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AACR Project GENIE

AACR Project GENIE is a publicly accessible international cancer registry of real-world data assembled through data sharing between many of the leading cancer centers in the world.

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Progress Against Cancer

The 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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AACR Annual Meeting 2026

Advance registration is open for the AACR Annual Meeting 2026. Register by the extended deadline of March 4 to receive discounted rates.

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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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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 Cancer Progress Report 2025

The AACR Cancer Progress Report 2025 highlights research-driven advances against the collection of often devastating diseases we call cancer.

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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