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Research Conquers Cancer
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Understanding Rare Cancers: What are they and why do we need to fund research for them?
While a single rare cancer might affect a small number of patients, rare cancers—as a whole—actually make up about 1 out of every 4 new cancer diagnoses and an estimated 30 percent of all cancer deaths every year.1 Here’s what you need to know about rare cancers and how you can help conquer them.
Merit awards
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Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, Announces 2025 Quality Care Symposium Merit Awards Recipients

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Quality Care Symposium Merit Awards. 

Writing on paper
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7 Common Grantwriting Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them
With cancer research funding facing critical shortfalls, the competition for grants gets tougher every day. Don’t let these avoidable grant writing mistakes stand between your great idea and the funding you need to make it a reality.
Dr. Tim Ohlsen
Blog
Empowering Early-Career Oncologists to Deliver Tomorrow's Cures: A Q&A with Dr. Tim Ohlsen

These are challenging times for early-career oncology researchers and—by extension—the patients and families who need the treatments and cures those researchers dedicate their careers to pursuing. With grants disappearing and federal research funding in short supply, junior investigators are often among the hardest hit.

Twisted Pink Announcement
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Twisted Pink Awards $200,000 to Support Metastatic Breast Cancer Research with the help of Conquer Cancer’s EveryGrant

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia—Twisted Pink’s “Metastatic Breast Cancer Impact Award,” powered by Conquer Cancer’s EveryGrant®, has awarded a grant to Hanna Irie, MD, PhD, for her work studying a novel therapeutic approach targeting brain metastases in patients with triple negative breast cancer. 

ACHO announcement
Announcement
ACHO Awards Three Grants Through the ACHO Defying Cancer program, powered by EveryGrant

The Colombian Association of Hematology and Oncology (ACHO), has awarded three grants through the ACHO Defying Cancer program, powered by EveryGrant®, from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation. The ACHO Defying Cancer program supports innovative research projects from early-career and mid-career to senior investigators in the field of hematology and medical oncology in Colombia. 

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