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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Cancer is not a single disease, but rather a collection of diseases all characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells.
Learn More180 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.
Read the LetterMore 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.
Learn MoreAACR 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.
Learn MoreThe Week in Cancer News: A roundup of significant cancer research news from the past week, selected by the staff of Cancer Today magazine.
Learn MoreWhether honoring a special person or a special day, a donation to the American Association for Cancer Research has a lasting impact.
Donate NowAdvance registration is open for the AACR Annual Meeting 2026. Register by the extended deadline of March 4 to receive discounted rates.
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.
Learn MoreThe AACR and its more than 61,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.
Learn MoreThe AACR Cancer Progress Report 2025 highlights research-driven advances against the collection of often devastating diseases we call cancer.
Learn Morepercent decrease of the overall age-adjusted cancer death rate in the U.S. from 1991 to 2023
Learn Moretherapeutics were approved for new or expanded uses by the FDA from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025
Learn Moremillion cancer survivors in the U.S. are living with, through, and beyond their disease thanks to research
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