At AACR, leading cancer researchers urge colleagues to ‘fight for your science’

At AACR, leading cancer researchers urge colleagues to ‘fight for your science’

CHICAGO — In the first few weeks of President Trump’s second term, many leaders and top scientists in cancer research found themselves questioning if they could have communicated better to the public. After all, experts told STAT, maybe if people understood how intimately connected cancer research is to the advances in technology, drugs, and care that have led to a 34% reduction in the cancer mortality rate since 1991, perhaps the government wou…

Bertagnolli: NIH funding cuts are “unprecedented and harmful” AACR panel challenges scientists to find stability in a period of “ventricular tachycardia” - The Cancer Letter

“We stand at the edge of discovery, and on the brink of losing it,” said Patricia M. LoRusso, the 2024-2025 president of the American Association for Cancer Research. “I believe this is the most scientifically promising moment in the history of cancer research.”  This content is for Group 1 - Individual Seat, Individual Subscription - Annual ($555), Individual Subscription - Monthly ($55), Introductory Subscription - non-renewing ($60), and Spon…