"[2] Attendees gather to discuss over 7,000 abstracts and to hear more than 500 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.

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.

[8] 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 AACR to be of the highest priority and impact in promoting research, supporting scientists, and raising awareness.

The AACR honors scientists and clinicians who have made significant contributions to the understanding of the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer through the presentation of 17 Scientific Achievement Awards and Lectureships.