The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research. The AACR is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and focuses on all aspects of cancer research including basic, clinical and translational research into the etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Founded in 1907 by eleven physicians and scientists, the organization now has more than 27,000 members in 80 countries.

Meetings and workshops

Annual meeting

The AACR Annual Meeting (celebrating its 100th year) attracts more than 17,000 participants from 60 countries and has been described as the "main forum to present and discuss cancer-related research". Attendees gather to discuss over 6,000 abstracts and to hear more than 250 invited presentations on significant discoveries in basic, clinical, and translational cancer research. Scientific award lectures, grant writing workshops, networking events, and educational sessions round out this comprehensive program.

Publications

AACR publishes five peer-reviewed journals: Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, Molecular Cancer Research, and Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Its most recent publication and its sixth journal, Cancer Prevention Research, is dedicated to cancer prevention, from preclinical research to clinical trials. In addition to its print publications the AACR provides online access to the latest in cancer research, cancer prevention, and cancer reviews with online versions of each of its six journals and two new virtual journals: Cancer Reviews Online and the Cancer Prevention Journals Portal. The AACR also publishes CR, a magazine for cancer survivors and their families, patient advocates, physicians and scientists. CR provides a forum for sharing evidence-based information and perspectives on progress in cancer research, survivorship and advocacy.

Cancer Research journal

The American Association for Cancer Research puts out a journal for cancer research it is the most frequently cited cancer journal in the world. Papers are completely reviewed, and only those that meet high standards of scientific merit are accepted for publication. The journal publishes significant, original studies, reviews, and perspectives on all areas of basic, clinical, translational, epidemiological, and prevention research in cancer and the cancer-related biomedical sciences. Some of the topics include biochemistry; chemical, physical, and viral carcinogenesis and mutagenesis; clinical research including clinical trials; endocrinology; epidemiology and prevention; experimental therapeutics, molecular targets, and chemical biology; immunology and immunotherapy including biological therapy; molecular biology, pathobiology, and genetics; radiobiology and radiation oncology; cell and tumor biology; tumor microenvironment; systems biology and other emerging technologies.

The AACR Foundation for the Prevention and Cure of Cancer

The AACR Foundation for the Prevention and Cure of Cancer is a 501(c)(3) public charity that provides financial support for scientific research, education and communication. The Foundation funds programs deemed by the American Association for Cancer Research to be of the highest priority and impact.

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