Cancer screenings are important tools to find cancer earlier, when treatments are more likely to be successful. Learn about the screening guidelines and stay on top of yours in 2025 in the AACR Cancer Progress Report to learn the screening guidelines: https://brnw.ch/21wVlnD
American Association for Cancer Research
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Philadelphia, PA 75,737 followers
Leading Discoveries. Targeting Cures. Saving Lives.
About us
Founded in 1907, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world’s first and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research and its mission to prevent and cure cancer. AACR membership includes more than 54,000 laboratory, translational, and clinical researchers; population scientists; other health care professionals; and patient advocates residing in 130 countries and territories around the world. Presently, 32 percent of members live outside the United States and 22 percent of AACR’s international members are located in countries with emerging economies. The AACR marshals the full spectrum of expertise of the cancer community to accelerate progress in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer by annually convening more than 30 conferences and educational workshops, the largest of which is the AACR Annual Meeting. In addition, the AACR publishes 10 prestigious, peer-reviewed scientific journals and a magazine for cancer survivors, patients, and their caregivers. The AACR funds meritorious research directly as well as in cooperation with numerous cancer organizations. As the Scientific Partner of Stand Up To Cancer, the AACR provides expert peer review, grants administration, and scientific oversight of team science and individual investigator grants in cancer research that have the potential for near-term patient benefit. The AACR actively communicates with legislators and other policymakers about the value of cancer research and related biomedical science in saving lives from cancer. For more information about the AACR, visit AACR.org.
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 201-500 employees
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- Philadelphia, PA
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- 1907
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- cancer research, research, Cancer Today Magazine, Cancer Discovery Journal, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, Cancer Immunology Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Runners for Research, cancer, cancer prevention, immunology, Cancer Progress Report, and AACR
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Each Believe in Progress episode highlights how lifesaving cancer research impacts real people. Listen to the latest episode of our podcast and catch up on past ones here: https://brnw.ch/21wVkgM
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Advanced cancer patients often don't get care that matches their priorities, a blood test was able to detect ovarian cancer in samples even in its early stages. Learn about these and other stories from the Cancer Today magazine's Week in Cancer News. https://brnw.ch/21wVjB3
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We are saddened by the loss of Harvey M. Golomb, MD, who died August 20, 2025, at the age of 82. An AACR member since 1978, Dr. Golomb was a retired professor and former chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago. We offer heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. https://brnw.ch/21wVjtp
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Submit an abstract by October 1 for the AACR Special Conference on Cancer Evolution (December 4-6; Albuquerque, New Mexico), chaired by Mariam Jamal-Hanjani, Kenneth J. Pienta, and Mara H. Sherman and held in association with the AACR Cancer Evolution Working Group. Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wVjhd #AACRevol25 #AACRCEWG
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A fragmentomics-based liquid biopsy for brain cancer, new therapeutic strategies for prostate and colorectal cancers, and factors that influence immunotherapy efficacy are among the topics featured in this month’s Editors’ Picks from AACR journals. Learn more on the #AACRBlog: https://brnw.ch/21wViOl
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We congratulate Meredith S. Irwin, MD, who was recently elected Chair of the AACR Pediatric Cancer Working Group for 2025-2027. Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wVhxD
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Mariana Bustamante Eduardo, PhD, received the 2023 AACR-Pfizer Breast Cancer Research Fellowship to investigate the early cellular changes in non-transformed breast cells—work that is shedding light on how a lipid metabolism-induced metabolic shift contributes to several hallmarks of cancer. Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wVhaV #AACRGrants
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The AACR invites journalists to submit their stories by December 9 for the 2025 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism. This $5,000 prize recognizes professional journalists who have enhanced the public’s understanding of cancer through accurate, informative, and compelling stories. Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wVfBR
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Register now for free virtual access to the 13th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research (September 16, 9:00-11:30 AM ET). Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wVfwA #ASGCR25
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