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AACR grantee Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, is developing an innovative self-treatment strategy for cervical precancer.

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Cancer Research at a Crossroads

The AACR shared the results of a recent national survey demonstrating that Americans support federal funding for cancer research by an overwhelming margin.

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AACR Cancer Progress Report 2025

Screening for Early Detection: Using evidence-based guidelines to screen for cancer can help find aberrations at the earliest possible detectable phase of cancer development and progression.

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Cancer Types

More than 42,000 adults in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with liver cancer in 2025. October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month. Read about the prevention, screening, and treatment options for this disease.

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On the AACR Blog

Richard and Michelle Schlueter advocated for robust and sustained NIH funding at the recent Rally for Medical Research by sharing how budget cuts delayed Richard’s cancer treatment.

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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 2025

On-demand access to session recordings is available to registrants through Friday, October 31.

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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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The AACR: Driving Progress Against Cancer

The AACR and its more than 58,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.

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Lillian L. Siu, MD, FAACR

Dr. Siu, AACR President 2025-2026, discusses the importance of collaboration to accelerating advances in cancer science and medicine.

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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