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Elizabeth M. Jaffee elected AACR Academy president

Elizabeth M. Jaffee was elected by the Fellows of the AACR Academy as the next president. She will assume the presidency during the AACR Annual Meeting 2023, to be held April 14-19 in Orlando.
April 07, 2023
Vol.49 No.14
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Phyllis Pettit Nassi and Jane Perlmutter to receive AACR 2023 Distinguished Public Service Award

Phyllis Pettit NassiJane PerlmutterPhyllis Pettit Nassi and Jane Perlmutter will receive the American Association for Cancer Research 2023 Distinguished Public Service Award for Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Advocacy at the AACR Annual Meeting April 14-19 in Orlando.
April 07, 2023
Vol.49 No.14
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Patricia M. LoRusso elected AACR president-elect for 2023-2024

Patricia M. LoRusso was elected president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research for 2023-2024.
March 24, 2023
Vol.49 No.12
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Elizabeth M. Jaffee to receive 2023 AACR-Margaret Foti Award

Elizabeth M. Jaffee, fellow of the AACR Academy and AACR past president, will receive the 2023 AACR-Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research during the AACR Annual Meeting 2023.
March 17, 2023
Vol.49 No.11
In Brief

Tak W. Mak selected for 2023 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award

Tak W. Mak was selected to receive the Pezcoller Foundation-American Association for Cancer Research International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research. 
March 17, 2023
Vol.49 No.11
NIH, NCI face devastating cuts in debt ceiling fight; We must rally for biomedical research
Guest Editorial

NIH, NCI face devastating cuts in debt ceiling fight; We must rally for biomedical research

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. 
January 27, 2023
Vol.49 No.04
By Lisa M. Coussens
In Brief

AACR and AORTIC award four grants to support early-career cancer researchers in Africa

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.
January 13, 2023
Vol.49 No.02
AACR and ASCO release updated e-cigarette policy statement; FDA action should follow
Guest Editorial

AACR and ASCO release updated e-cigarette policy statement; FDA action should follow

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.
October 28, 2022
Vol.48 No.39
By Roy S. Herbst
Lowy’s AACR keynote: “Unacceptable” disparities in cancer outcomes mar 21st century progress
NCI Director's Report

Lowy’s AACR keynote: “Unacceptable” disparities in cancer outcomes mar 21st century progress

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.
September 23, 2022
Vol.48 No.34
By Matthew Bin Han Ong
AACR Cancer Progress Report urges improving health equity, prevention

AACR Cancer Progress Report urges improving health equity, prevention

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.
September 23, 2022
Vol.48 No.34
By Jacquelyn Cobb

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