AACI Press Room
Defending Cancer Research
With its Defending Cancer Research Digest, AACI aims to expand awareness of the very real benefits of research funded by the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute. We hope you'll read through the stories we’ve collected and share them widely at your institutions, in your communities, and on social media, using the #DefendingCancerResearch and #CancerResearchSavesLives hashtags.
Please send us your cancer center's stories, especially those focused on patients and the positive outcomes they've experienced thanks to research and care supported by federal funding.
Defending Cancer Research Digest: Issue 1
March 21, 2025
Defending Cancer Research Digest: Issue 2
April 7, 2025
Defending Cancer Research Digest: Issue 3
April 25, 2025
Defending Cancer Research Digest: Issue 4
May 19, 2025
Defending Cancer Research Digest: Issue 5
June 20, 2025
Defending Cancer Research Digest: Issue 6
July 29, 2025
Defending Cancer Research Digest: Issue 7
August 26, 2025
Defending Cancer Research Digest: Issue 8
September 30, 2025
In Memoriam: Dr. Ed Chu
November 17, 2025
Statement: Impact of Government Shutdown on People With Cancer
November 6, 2025
AACI Awards Recognize Excellence in Science, Philanthropy, Health Equity, and Public Service
October 2, 2025
Ulrich Selected as AACI President-Elect; Two Cancer Center Leaders Join Board
October 1, 2025
AACI Statement on Confirmation of Dr. Anthony Letai as NCI Director
September 29, 2025
Statement: AACI Applauds Senate Appropriations Committee Budget
August 4, 2025
Statement: AACI Commends Republican Senators for Advocating for NIH Funding
July 29, 2025
Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Threaten the Future of Cancer Research
June 1, 2025
AACI Statement on Proposed Cuts to NIH Budget
May 2, 2025
AACI Statement on Continued Reductions in Force
March 28, 2025
AACI Statement on Confirmation of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as NIH Director
March 27, 2025
AACI Letter Urges Secretary Kennedy, HHS to Protect Federal Funding for Cancer Research
March 20, 2025
AACI Statement on Widespread Termination of Federal Funding
March 17, 2025
AACI Thanks Dr. Francis S. Collins for NIH Leadership, Commitment to Scientific Progress
March 4, 2025
AACI Statement on Mass Firings at Government Health Agencies
February 19, 2025
AACI Statement on Indirect Cost Rates
February 8, 2025
Statement on Federal Funding Freeze
January 28, 2025
AACI Thanks Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell for Her Leadership of NCI
January 17, 2025
AACI Thanks Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli for Her Service as NIH Director
January 14, 2025
Cancer Center Leaders Elected to AACI Board of Directors
September 3, 2024
AACI Awards Recognize Scientific Excellence, Philanthropy, and Dedication to Health Equity
September 3, 2024
Cancer Center Clinical Research Capacity and Benchmarking in the Post-Pandemic Era
July 1, 2024
Statement on Selection of Representative Tom Cole as House Appropriations Committee Chair
April 11, 2024
Statement on the FY 2024 Federal Budget
March 22, 2024
In Memoriam: Dr. Edith P. Mitchell
January 22, 2024
AACI Announces Additions to Inclusive Excellence Initiative Steering Committee
November 28, 2023
AACI Applauds Rathmell Nomination to Lead NCI
November 20, 2023
Updated Statement on Confirmation of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as NIH Director
November 10, 2023
Statement on Confirmation of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as NIH Director
October 18, 2023
Winn is New AACI President; Sets Course for “Inclusive Excellence” Initiative
October 3, 2023
Sweasy Selected as AACI President-Elect; Three Cancer Center Leaders Join Board
August 16, 2023
Report on Impact of COVID-19 on Clinical Trials Operations Published in NCI Journal
July 28, 2023
Statement on the National Cancer Plan
April 5, 2023
AACI Extends Commitment to Biden Administration’s Revamped Cancer Moonshot
February 2, 2023
AACI Welcomes LSU-LCMC Health Cancer Center
January 13, 2023
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center Becomes AACI's Newest Member
December 27, 2022
AACI Welcomes Northwell Health Cancer Institute as Newest Member
October 4, 2022
Three Cancer Center Leaders Selected for AACI Board
September 29, 2022
AACI Supports NCI Annual Plan & Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2024
September 21, 2022
AACI Applauds Biden-Harris Administration on Cancer Moonshot Progress
September 14, 2022
Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center is AACI’s Newest Member
September 1, 2022
New Report Documents Lack of Senior Leadership Diversity in the Nation’s Cancer Centers
July 28, 2022
AACI Congratulates Dr. Monica Bertagnolli on Appointment as NCI Director
July 21, 2022
AACI Welcomes New Member, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
May 2, 2022
Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Provides Much-Needed Funding for Cancer Research
March 11, 2022
AACI Applauds President Biden’s Revamped Moonshot Goals
February 2, 2022
Understanding Catchment Area Coverage is Key to Mitigating Cancer Health Disparities
January 24, 2022
AACI to Recognize Winn With Inaugural Cancer Health Equity Award
October 13, 2021
The Association of American Cancer Institutes to Honor Garber With Distinguished Scientist Award
August 3, 2021
AACI Welcomes New Cancer Center and Corporate Members
July 21, 2021
AACI Members Choose Winn as President-Elect; Four Other Cancer Center Leaders Selected for Board
July 20, 2021
Lerman Takes the Reins as AACI President
June 1, 2021
Karen E. Knudsen to Step Down as President of Association of American Cancer Institutes
April 12, 2021
Association of American Cancer Institutes Issues Statement Condemning Racism, Violence
March 22, 2021
AACI Cancer Disparities Podcast Launches With Inaugural Guest Dr. Norman E. Sharpless
March 17, 2021
Cancer Center Network Sites Can Improve Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes, AACI Survey Finds
March 12, 2021
Cancer Organizations Urge Priority Access to COVID-19 Vaccine for Cancer Patients, Survivors
February 17, 2021
Stable Funding, Protected Time Key for Clinician Investigators to Drive Advances in Cancer Care
February 15, 2021
AACI Applauds Biden/Harris Inauguration, Readies for Administration’s Renewed Focus on Cancer
January 20, 2021
AACI Partners With Federal Vaccine Panel to Promote Cancer Patient Health
January 14, 2021
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