The American Association for Cancer Research has established the AACR Cancer Centers Alliance to foster collaboration between cancer centers.
The AACI CTO Staff Retention Task Force published a report that highlights key data from two surveys distributed to cancer center directors in March 2022 and again in March 2023.
Amelie Ramirez, chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences and leader of Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio, won the 2023 Association of American Cancer Institutes Cancer Health Equity Award.
Joann B. Sweasy, director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center, was elected by the members of the Association of American Cancer Institutes to be vice president/president-elect of the AACI Board of Directors.
By the end of World War I, the use of chemical weapons had resulted in over one million casualties on both sides, including many disabled and wounded. Through a series of unintended events, these chemical weapons set in motion discoveries that led to the development of chemotherapy.
The following reflections on the Association of American Cancer Institutes from AACI are excerpted from “The History of the Association of American Cancer Institutes” by Donald L. Trump and Eric T. Rosenthal.
“Yesterday, I went to sleep as acting NCI director, and this morning, as I woke up, I have a new boss, Monica Bertagnolli,” Douglas R. Lowy said in the morning of Oct. 3, addressing a well-caffeinated meeting of the Association of American Cancer Institutes.
Elizabeth Jaffee, Electra Paskett, and Pelatonia received the 2022 American Association of Cancer Institutes awards.
Up to 15% of U.S. counties—home to about 25 million Americans—fall outside the reach of the catchment area of this country’s cancer centers.
To better understand the demographics of catchment areas, and where overlaps and gaps in coverage may exist, the Association of American Cancer Institutes surveyed its members in late 2020.
