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Irasema Chavez shared her inspiring story about overcoming stomach cancer and breast cancer in the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024.
Irasema's Story and Video
Irasema Chavez shared her inspiring story about overcoming stomach cancer and breast cancer in the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024.
Irasema's Story and VideoCancer is not a single disease, but rather a collection of diseases all characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells.
Learn MoreLong-standing inequities in numerous social drivers of health contribute to significant disparities in the burden of preventable cancer risk factors.
Read the ReportMore than 66,000 people in the United States were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, according to federal estimates. Learn about this type of cancer and treatment options.
Learn MoreInvesting in Innovation: The AACR grants program sparks innovation in basic, translational, and clinical research by providing critical support to promising investigators at all career levels.
Read MoreMaking Treatment Decisions: Abigail Johnston shares how she has approached decisions about her cancer care since she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2017.
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The AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024 outlines the complex interplay of factors that drive and perpetuate cancer health disparities and calls for a collaborative approach to achieve health equity.
Learn MoreThe AACR and its more than 58,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.
Learn MoreDr. Winn, chair of the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024 steering committee, discusses the many factors that drive and perpetuate cancer health disparities.
Learn Morepercent decrease of the overall age-adjusted cancer death rate in the U.S. from 1991 to 2020
Learn Moretherapeutics were approved for new or expanded uses by the FDA from Aug. 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023
Learn Moremillion cancer survivors in the U.S. are living with, through, and beyond their disease thanks to research
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