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Richard Schlueter: Disrupted Funding, Delayed Treatment: The Consequence of the NIH Funding Crisis

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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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Believe in Progress

In this episode, survivors Patty Guthrie and Vicki Courlang talk about their cancer journeys, as well as the importance of early detection, advocacy, and hope from advances in cancer science and medicine.

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Cancer Types

Although it is relatively rare, male breast cancer will be diagnosed in an estimated 2,800 people in the United States this year. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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On the AACR Blog

The Psychological Toll of Cancer: Cancer diagnosis and treatment can be an emotional rollercoaster that can have a major impact on a patient’s well-being.

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Progress Against Cancer

The Week in Cancer News: A roundup of significant cancer research news from the past week, selected by the staff of Cancer Today magazine.

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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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Videos

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