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The mission of the American Association for Cancer Research is to prevent and cure cancer through research, education, communication, and collaboration.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joined May 2008
The AACR #CancerProgressReport 2025 is now available online. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the remarkable progress made against cancer over the past year because of federally-funded medical research. Learn more: https://t.co/mVXPRUM977
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Your donation to the AACR today funds grants to advance innovative cancer science and medicine. https://t.co/ktJnbQ6HQ2.
#GivingTuesday #AACRGrants
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Fund the future of cancer research with a #GivingTuesday donation to the American Association for Cancer Research and support #AACRGrants for early-career investigators. https://t.co/ITTWmODgWP
#CancerResearchSavesLives®
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The AACR-Mark Foundation Chemistry in Cancer Research grants provide $435,000 over three years to support basic or translational research utilizing chemistry or chemical biology to validate novel cancer targets. Apply by December 16. https://t.co/yJHuau1pCm
#AACRGrants
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Response and Resistance to RAS Blockade in Solid Tumors and Beyond: Sandra Misale will address this topic in a Rising Star Lecture at the AACR Conference on RAS Oncogenesis and Therapeutics (March 5-8, 2026; Los Angeles). https://t.co/NKgrmiDqAe
#AACRras26 @Sandra_Misale
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Submit an abstract by December 1 for the AACR IO Conference on Discovery and Innovation in Cancer Immunology (February 18-21, 2026; Los Angeles), chaired by Nina Bhardwaj and Antoni Ribas. Learn more: https://t.co/tV9KKbtucz
#AACRIO26
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November is #PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth. The new AACR Project GENIE 18.0 release includes 10,684 pancreatic tumor samples, revealing key drivers (KRAS, TP53, CDKN2A, SMAD4) and actionable changes like BRAF V600E & NTRK/RET fusions: https://t.co/UR0sESEmLV
#AACRGENIE
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November is #LungCancerAwarenessMonth. The AACR Project GENIE 18.0 release features 37,763 lung cancer samples, spotlighting key drivers (TP53, KRAS, EGFR, STK11) and actionable alterations (EGFR, ALK, ROS1, RET, BRAF V600E). Learn more: https://t.co/aG4pJAa5BL
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Driven by innovative research, advances in molecular diagnostics, artificial intelligence, and minimally invasive screening approaches are enabling earlier and more precise cancer detection. https://t.co/YKvoWTXPu2
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This Giving Tuesday, make a gift that saves lives. Your donation to the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) supports grants for early-career cancer researchers. https://t.co/Lg5GvC763W
#CancerResearchSavesLives® #GivingTuesday
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#AACRGrants propel progress in cancer research. Your #GivingTuesday gift to the AACR today advances lifesaving science. https://t.co/YO4g4c7qSg
#CancerResearchSavesLives®
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The AACR-Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award for Translational Cancer Research is a $50,000 grant for physician-scientists in the last 2 years of their final subspecialty training who received their MD within the past 10 years. Apply by Dec 17. https://t.co/u0cSe5UrCA
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AACR Breast Cancer Grants—supported by Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance, and Think Forward Foundation—support early-stage investigators conducting breast cancer research. Apply by December 16. https://t.co/ihoUbjlK3r
#AACRGrants @LBCA @BCRFCure
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Submit an abstract by December 12 for the International Prostate Cancer Symposium (April 28-29, 2026; Lugano, Switzerland), sponsored by the AACR. Learn more: https://t.co/tmQNEOVoXu
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Today and every day, we are grateful for the dedication of all those working to advance lifesaving cancer research. Happy Thanksgiving.
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With all that reconnecting of the holidays can come intrusive questions about your cancer diagnosis. Revisit this column from @CancerTodayMag for tips on how to manage when conversations take an unwelcome turn. https://t.co/ze6a5w5bqD
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The @SU2C Nina Nicolai Pancreatic Cancer Innovation in Collaboration Award provides up to $225,000 over 1–2 years to support bold, collaborative pancreatic cancer research. Priority will be given to new SU2C collaborations. Apply by January 6: https://t.co/suDTcRX67U
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Stephen Mack, Genevieve Kendall, Eleni Tomazou, & Brian Rubin will discuss "Gene Regulatory Mechanisms of Oncoproteins" in a plenary at the AACR Conference on Fusion-Positive Cancers (January 13-15; Philadelphia). https://t.co/2lBzDHLCAg
#AACRfusion26 @KendallLabNCH @TomazouLab
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Join us on December 4 at 12 p.m. ET for the release of the inaugural AACR Pediatric Cancer Progress Report in Washington, D.C. The report details research-driven advances in pediatric cancer. Learn more and sign up here: https://t.co/UGSU3ouBUC
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Submit an abstract by December 8 for the AACR Special Conference on RAS Oncogenesis and Therapeutics (March 5-8, 2026; Los Angeles), chaired by Andrew J. Aguirre, Channing J. Der, David S. Hong, and Kevan M. Shokat. Learn more: https://t.co/MyyNEfbl7z
#AACRras26
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This month, the editors of AACR’s journals highlighted studies on how sucralose can limit response to immunotherapy, how caloric restriction can improve response to antiandrogen therapy, and more. Learn more on the #AACRBlog: https://t.co/4qRqRnug4o
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