American Association for Cancer Research

1 week ago | aacr.org | Andrew Matthius

Originally founded in 1887, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has not only become a key component of medical research in the United States, but one of the foremost research centers in the world. Between 2010 and 2019, 354 out of the 356 therapeutics approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) involved research that was at least in part funded by the NIH.

1 month ago | aacr.org | Thomas Celona

After Craig Schumpert learned he had lung cancer that had spread to his brain, bones, and lymph nodes, he started radiation therapy. His oncologist told him he might be eligible for targeted therapy, but he would have to wait four to six weeks for results from tumor tissue testing. The possibility of targeted therapy sounded promising, but the wait did not. “When you get diagnosed with cancer, it’s like, get me on some kind of treatment,” Schumpert says.

1 month ago | aacr.org | Andrew Matthius

If Eddie and Alex Van Halen hadn’t asked David Lee Roth to join their band so they wouldn’t have to keep renting his PA system, would we have Van Halen? If Larry Mullen, Jr., never posted a note on his high school bulletin board looking for band members, would he have ever met Paul Hewson (Bono), David Evans (The Edge), and Adam Clayton and formed U2? If Roger Waters and Nick Mason weren’t both studying architecture in London, would we have Pink Floyd?

2 months ago | aacr.org | Eric Fitzsimmons

Before a new treatment becomes available for cancer patients, it must be tested in clinical trials and shown to be both safe for use and effective at treating the disease. But an explosion of new approaches to care, the rise of precision oncology that targets certain tumor mutations rather than broad cancer types, and low rates of clinical trial participation leave researchers asking if there are enough clinical trial participants to keep cancer research moving forward.

Jan 16, 2025 | aacr.org | Andrew Matthius |Emma Quinn

Faithanne Hill is not your typical Trinidadian. For one, she loves the beach, which may sound obvious considering she lives on an island, but that is not the case for everyone in Trinidad. “The beach is always there—it never goes away—so most people only go on special occasions or when there’s a holiday,” explained Faith (as she likes to be called). “But I make it a point of going.