American Association of Cancer Research

**Semantic type:** Health Care Related Organization

**Definition:** Facilitates communication and dissemination of knowledge among scientists and others dedicated to the cancer problem through presentations and discussions of new and improved observations in the field. AACR also fosters research in cancer and related biomedical sciences and promotes public education, science education and training to advance the understanding of cancer etiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment worldwide. Publishes the journal Cancer Research.

**Synonyms:** - AACR