Racism Toward Asian Americans: An Invitation to Conduct Anti-racist Cancer Research
In recent months, Asians in America have been targets of increasing numbers of verbal insults and physical attacks. While...
AACR Announces Call for Abstracts for AACR Annual Meeting 2022
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the AACR Annual...
The Past, Present, and Future of HPV: Can Vaccination Help Eliminate Cervical Cancer?
On a web page titled “14 Diseases You Almost Forgot About (Thanks to Vaccines),” the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) remind us that the...
AACR Releases Cancer Progress Report 2021
On Wednesday, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released its annual Cancer Progress Report. Now in its 11th year, the report details advances in the cancer research...
AACR Philadelphia Marathon Makes a Triumphant Return
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Alcohol and Cancer Risk: How Much is Too Much?
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced much of the world to shut down, and many days seemed bleak, it was...
World Cancer Day and the AACR: Taking Aim at Disparities
In the United States, advances in cancer research have dramatically improved outcomes for children diagnosed with cancer. While pediatric...
Dr. John D. Carpten: Uncovering Cancer Genetics and Striving to Include Underrepresented Populations in Research
Editor’s note: This story, written by Anna Azvolinsky, first appeared in Leading Discoveries, a magazine and website that raises...
Annual Meeting 2022: Uniting Scientists and Survivors
For more than 20 years, the Scientist↔Survivor Program (SSP) has played a vital role in the American Association for...
Annual Meeting 2022: A New AACR Task Force to Promote Public Trust in Science
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a strong reminder for the scientific community about the importance of public understanding and...
Annual Meeting 2022: Advancing Precision Immuno-oncology
“The immuno-oncology revolution is now about 15 years into clinical reality,” said Carl June, MD, FAACR, director of the...
AACR Forum on Brain Cancer Highlights A Glimmer of Progress and Calls for Further Collaboration
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was dominating the headlines, but CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski was happy at home. He...
Disparities Conference Unites Researchers, Patients, and Policymakers
As the 15th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved...
Frontiers in Cancer Science—the Singapore Cancer Conference
Guest post by Patrick Casey, PhD, and Joanne Ngeow, BMedSci, MBBS, FRCP, MPH From November 7-9, 2022, Singapore will...
Colonoscopy: A Powerful Tool for Cancer Prevention
Guest post by Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD, FAACR The headlines stunned many medical professionals, cancer patients, and colorectal...
Crystal Mackall: Expanding the Reach of CAR T-cell Therapy
For the sixth time since 2015, researchers, clinicians, drug developers, patient advocates, and other stakeholders convened at the International...
AACR and ASCO Call for a Prohibition on Flavored E-Cigarettes
By Nicholas Warren, PhD Today, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology...
AACR Project GENIE® Contributes Data to Global Hackathon
The term “hackathon” may conjure up images of beanie-wearing coders working in dark basements, trying to build a new...
The Best of 2022: FDA Approvals and the Breakthroughs That Enabled Them
The end of the year presents a unique opportunity to look back on recent accomplishments, take inventory of successes...
From Dry January to Sober October: Cutting Back on Alcohol
If you toasted 2023 with champagne, then woke up pledging a month of sobriety, you’re not alone. In the...
Taking Aim at Cancer with Antibody Drugs
Guest Post by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Cancer Today Many argue that warfare metaphors, with winners and losers,...
Black in Cancer Marks Two Years of Progress
Two years ago, amid increased awareness of the need to diversify the scientific work force and end cancer health...
AACR Annual Meeting 2023: Clinical Trials of Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines Show Promise
The concept of using vaccination to eradicate cancer by instructing the immune system to eliminate malignant cells has been...
Pancreatic Cancer: Keynote Highlights Trainees, Rising Stars, and Distinguished Professors
In the opening keynote session of the AACR Special Conference on Pancreatic Cancer, which took place September 27-30 in...
How to Effectively Reach People with Your Science?
A session at the AACR Annual Meeting 2024 offered advice on better ways to communicate science to the public....
Continuing the Conversation on Cancer Disparities
Highlights from a roundtable featuring cancer survivors and researchers discussing cancer disparities and persistent health inequities.
Frontiers in Cancer Science: A Stellar Conference in Singapore
by Ashok Venkitaraman, MBBS, PhD Singapore will hold its 15th Frontiers in Cancer Science (FCS) conference November 6-8 at...
Experts Forecast 2024, Part 1: Advances in Cancer Vaccines
What experts forecast for cancer research and treatment in 2024. Part 1: Catherine J. Wu, MD, FAACR, on...
Experts Forecast 2024, Part 2: Achieving Cancer Health Equity
In part 2 of our 2024 Experts Forecast, Robert A. Winn, MD, FAACR, discusses ways to achieve health equity.