Research has shown that patients with cancer and cancer survivors are at increased risk of severe illness and death if they are infected with COVID-19. In several states, AACI cancer centers are lead…
Insurance coverage—or lack thereof—is often a barrier for patients seeking cancer treatment. Recognizing the importance of insurance coverage to health equity, several states have begun to mandate ex…
In June 2023 Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed into law a new bill aimed at broadening Medicaid coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy.
In 2007, the State of Kansas established a budget line item of $5 million per year in support of The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s goal of obtaining National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation…
Gender-neutral vaccination of children, aged 11-12, has been proven effective in preventing HPV and related cancers, including oropharyngeal, cervical, anal, vulvar, penile, and vaginal cancers.
Armed with the knowledge that tobacco-related diseases, including lung cancer, are responsible for 480,000 deaths each year in the United States, many states are raising the age to purchase tobacco p…
Scientific evidence has shown negative effects of electronic cigarette flavoring agents on the lungs, and deaths have been reported. The widespread availability of vaping products and their popularit…
Recognizing the pervasive health effects of both combustible tobacco and vaping products, some states have proposed legislation that broadly addresses tobacco-related public health issues.
2025AACI Leadership Diversity and Development Workshop
Save the date for the 2025 AACI Leadership Diversity and Development Workshop, March 11-12, at the Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL. More details and registration information are forthcomin…
AACI and ACCC to Host Virtual Conversation on Equity in Cancer
At 12:00 pm eastern time on Tuesday, June 18, in advance of the Juneteenth holiday, join Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) President Nadine J. Barrett, PhD, MA, MS, FACCC, and AACI President …
SKCC at Jefferson Health Earns Comprehensive Designation From NCI
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) at Jefferson Health has earned a National Cancer Institute (NCI) "Comprehensive" Cancer Center designation, the highest recognition awarded by the NCI. This recogni…
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Neli Ulrich, PhD, MS, chief scientific officer and executive director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the Unive…
AACI Co-Hosts Webinar With ACCC on Community Engagement, Cancer Health Equity
On June 18, Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) President Dr. Nadine J. Barrett and AACI President Dr. Robert A. Winn engaged in a lively and empowering discussion about the two organizations' …
University of Florida Health Cancer Center
Jonathan D. Licht, MD, director of the UF Health Cancer Center, has been named a 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AA…
Dickson, Khabele, Longmore Elected to Association of American Physicians
Siteman Cancer Center
Three Washington University physician-scientists at Siteman Cancer Center—Patricia I. Dickson, MD, Dineo Khabele, MD, and Gregory D. Longmore, MD—have been elected to the Assoc…
AACI has endorsed HR 7635, the Pharmaceutical Access to Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments & Support Act (340B PATIENTS Act). Introduced in March 2024 by Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA), t…
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
William Kaelin Jr., MD, physician, scientist, and Nobel laureate, was recognized at Fox Chase Cancer Center with the Stanley P. Reimann Honor Award, the center…
Stanford Cancer Institute
Melissa Bondy, PhD, received the American Society of Preventive Oncology Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr. Distinguished Achievement Award. The award is extended annually to an outst…
On Thursday, May 16, AACI co-hosted the 2024 Hill Day with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). One hundred participants, representing 27 states, presented a unified voice supporting …
Sharma Named President of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Prateek Sharma, MD, FASGE, has been elected president of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy for 2024-2025. Dr. Sharma is a member of The Unive…
Researchers Receive Team Science Award From Melanoma Research Alliance
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
A multidisciplinary team of investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center was awarded a Translational Melanoma Research Alliance Tea…
Stanford Cancer Institute
Candice Thompson, MD, was selected to participate in the NCI Early-stage Surgeon Scientist Program (ESSP), which is designed to train surgeon-scientists and retain them in …
Perlmutter Earns Redesignation as Comprehensive Cancer Center
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health
NYU Langone Health’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center has again been designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the hig…
Annual Clinical Trial Operations Meeting Draws Over 600 Attendees
AACI convened its 16th annual Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) meeting June 24-26, in Rosemont, IL. With a focus on clinical trial office operations, the signature event drew over 600 attendees wit…
