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AACR Cancer Progress Report 2026

The new AACR Cancer Progress Report 2026 highlights research-driven advance in cancer science and medicine.

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AACR in the News

CBS News featured the AACR Cancer Progress Report, highlighting declining cancer mortality rates and the continued need for federal research funding.

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AACR Grant Giving

Investing in Innovation: The AACR grants program sparks innovation in basic, translational, and clinical research by providing critical support to promising investigators at all career levels.

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Cancer Types

More than 21,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Read about prevention, screening, and treatment options.

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AACR Stories

Boosting the Immune Response to Cancer: Decades of pioneering research led to a first-of-its-kind FDA approval for a new type of immunotherapy—tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy.

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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 2027

The Call for Abstracts for the AACR Annual Meeting 2027 (April 2-7) is now available. Abstract submission will open in late September.
Abstract Deadline: November 10

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AACR Cancer Progress Report 2026

The AACR Cancer Progress Report 2026 highlights the remarkable progress against cancers driven by discoveries across basic, translational, clinical, and population science.

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The AACR: Driving Progress Against Cancer

The AACR and its more than 65,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.

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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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By the Numbers

35

percent decrease of the overall age-adjusted cancer death rate in the U.S. from 1991 to 2024

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16

therapeutics were approved for new or expanded uses by the FDA from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026

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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