Experts Forecast Cancer Research and Treatment Advances in 2020
Around 400 BC, the Greek physician Hippocrates is believed to have first described tumors as “cancer,” using the words...
Around 400 BC, the Greek physician Hippocrates is believed to have first described tumors as “cancer,” using the words...
Cancer is a very complex disease. Cancer cells often have the ability to rewire some of their functions to survive in harsh...
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Here's the latest on prevention, screening, and treatment.
Neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that occurs primarily in children, is a scientific paradox, said pediatric oncologist John M. Maris,...
Although not common, a cancer diagnosis during pregnancy or the onset of a pregnancy while a woman is receiving...
Guest post by Jeremy Warner, MD, MS, and Deborah Doroshow, MD, PhD The world is facing a pandemic unlike...
Guest Post by Peter A. Jones, PhD, DSc Research Director and Chief Scientific Officer Van Andel Research Institute
Racial/ethnic inequities in cancer are well documented. Not only are Black Americans more likely to die of cancer than white Americans, but Black and Hispanic individuals are...
Funded in partnership with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), our new Transatlantic Fellowships provide high-potential early-career researchers...
The AACR is a proud production supporter of the new documentary CANCER: THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES, airing on...
For our readers who enjoy learning about the newest tools and strategies in cancer research, the second installment of...
SABCS is a comprehensive scientific meeting that provides the latest information on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer...
This past April, the American Association for Cancer Research welcomed its 2018 class of African Cancer Researchers Travel Award...
Guest Post by Jenine Sanzari, PhD Stand Up To Cancer recently held its seventh annual Scientific Summit, organized by...
Researchers at the Blood Cancer Discovery Symposium presented data on multidrug resistance and clinical trial design.
Yiping He, PhD, received the 2014 AACR-Aflac, Inc. Career Development Award for Pediatric Cancer Research to study how medulloblastoma,...
Cancer is often described as a disease of old age, but over 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each...
The screen goes blue, that unmistakable tune starts playing, and the voice of Johnny Gilbert announces, “This. Is. Jeopardy!” We meet the contestants. We hear...
A study presented Thursday, Dec. 8, at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium found that women who received breast...
Cancer treatment is a double-edged sword. Intense or multi-pronged treatment may lead to better killing of tumor cells, but...
Earlier this year, a study published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR),...
As a monthly staple on this blog, we feature the editors’ picks from the 10 journal issues published by...
The recently launched Cancer Research Communications (CRC) is the latest addition to the AACR’s journal portfolio. The new journal...
A team of researchers from Australia has shown that an optical fiber-tip probe that can detect the pH of...
Cancer immunotherapy refers to treatments that can unleash the power of a patient’s immune system to fight his or...
With the approval of new anticancer therapeutics, more treatment options become available for patients. Some therapies are new to...
Researchers are examining the gut microbiome to find better ways to diagnose and manage colorectal cancer.
Guest Post by Angela Alexander, PhD Member of the AACR's Associate Member Council Communications Committee
In 2019, research continued to drive progress across the spectrum of cancer care in the form of new and...
Immunotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that helps a patient’s own immune system recognize and attack cancer cells....