The March 2026 #AACICommentary shares insights from the AACI CADEx Conference on using catchment data to improve cancer access and outcomes. Read more: www.aaci-cancer.org/Files/Admin/...

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Multi-year funding is destabilizing biomedical research in the U.S., leaving innovative studies and treatments with broad potential benefit to Americans unfunded and unexplored. Read more in the February 2026 #AACICommentary, authored by AACI's government relations team. conta.cc/3MHB9Cr

"In this moment," writes Danielle D. Leach, MPA, "AACI cancer centers have a unique opportunity to contribute to the future of pediatric/AYA cancer research, policy, survivorship, and innovation." Read more in the January 2026 #AACICommentary. ow.ly/2SKk50Y0jq1

December 2025 #AACICommentary: authors from Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University explore how training for cancer center administrators can better support the complex missions of cancer & academic medical centers. www.aaci-cancer.org/commentary

“I look forward to working with AACI cancer centers nationwide to improve cancer care in rural and frontier regions,” writes AACI president Joann B. Sweasy, PhD. Read the Nov 2025 #AACICommentary: conta.cc/4qWQQ8a

In the October 2025 #AACICommentary, Dr. Wafik S. El-Deiry, director of the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University, highlights the vital role of the NIH in advancing cancer research. Sustained federal support is key to the treatments and cures of tomorrow. Read more: bit.ly/47d1f6w

Cancer center directors Dr. B. Mark Evers, @ukmarkey.bsky.social, and Dr. Roy A. Jensen, @kucancercenter.bsky.social, highlight promising signs of support from #Congress in the August 2025 #AACICommentary. Read more:
conta.cc/45RgIcY #FundNIH #FundNCI #DefendingCancerResearch

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In the July 2025 #AACICommentary, #CABTRAC members write, "There is no better place to prepare, educate, train, and equip the people who will discover new cures and deliver them to patients than a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Center." conta.cc/4luf1Yv #CancerResearch

In the June 2025 #AACICommentary, George Wang, PhD,
explains how SIRUM, a nonprofit he co-founded, leverages $11 billion in surplus medication to patients in need each year, reducing waste and saving lives. Read more: conta.cc/444Udzq

The recent uncertainties in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have profoundly affected cancer trainees at all levels, write Drs. Larisa Nonn and Jan Kitajewski in the May 2025 #AACICommentary. Read their call to action: conta.cc/4jXr53y #FundNIH #FundNCI #DefendingCancerResearch

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"Patients need solutions now. Every minute, every day, every breakthrough matters," writes Loriana Hernández-Aldama, a
member of Dr. Robert A. Winn's AACI presidential initiative committee. Read more in the March 2025 #AACICommentary. conta.cc/429RW5X #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI

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Last month, experts in cancer catchment area data analytics from 70 AACI cancer centers across 40 states gathered for #CADEx2025. Planning Committee Chair Dr. Dinesh Pal Mudaranthakam of The University of Kansas Cancer Center shares highlights in the February 2025 #AACICommentary. conta.cc/4jXiGgT

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AACI is taking stock of opportunities to continue its vital work at the federal level in 2025. Read more in the January 2025 #AACICommentary by AACI Executive Director Jennifer W. Pegher: conta.cc/4hmgRrW #NIH #NCI #CancerResearch #Congress #advocacy