As members of the 118th Congress returned to Washington this week, everyone is focused on raising the nation’s debt limit, especially following Treasury Secretary Jane Yellen’s announcement that her agency would begin taking extraordinary measures to prevent the government from triggering a default.
The American Association for Cancer Research and the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer announced four grants to promote and support early-career investigators in Africa as they begin to establish careers in cancer research.
To understand the state of affairs with electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), you have to go back to 2006, when ENDS, such as e-cigarettes, became widely available.
Drawing on Charles Dickens, NCI Acting Director Douglas Lowy has a teaching moment for oncology: we live in the best of times as well as the worst of times, because only fragments of human society—both in the United States and in low- and middle-income countries—fully benefit from modern cancer care.
Discovery of new cancer treatments and detection tools makes it all the more urgent to address health disparities, the American Association for Cancer Research 2022 Cancer Progress Report said.
Loïc Le Marchand was awarded the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research distinguished lectureship on the science of cancer health disparities. Le Marchand will present his award lecture during the opening session of the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved.
The American Association for Cancer Research released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022, the second AACR report on this topic.
Professional societies are implementing measures to limit transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at conferences, as oncology groups reconvene in-person annual meetings for the first time since early 2020. The American Society of Clinical Oncology will require proof of vaccination, encourage indoor masking, and provide masks onsite—regardless of mandates and regulations—at its upcoming annual meeting June 3-7 in... […]
Lisa M. Coussens was named president of the American Association for Cancer Research for 2022-2023. She was inaugurated during the AACR Annual Business Meeting, held in New Orleans on April 11.
Philip D. Greenberg was named American Association for Cancer Research president-elect for 2022-2023. He will assume the presidency in April 2023 at the next AACR Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.