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AACR Sustaining Membership - A Mutually Beneficial Partnership

Now more than ever before, successful commercial and non-profit organizations are pursuing opportunities to develop mutually beneficial partnerships and other collaborative relationships. Since 1993, AACR has been proud to serve the needs of its corporate supporters with the AACR Sustaining Membership Program.

The Sustaining Membership Program of the AACR offers an extraordinary opportunity to affiliate with AACR's prestigious scientific programs and with the record of scientific distinction and excellence achieved by the Association's 28,000 member researchers worldwide. Sustaining Membership in AACR demonstrates an organization's commitment to cancer research and provides invaluable visibility within the international biomedical research community.

Progress in cancer research depends on the rapid exchange of scientific information among laboratory and clinical researchers. Since 1907, AACR has fostered groundbreaking investigations in cancer throughout the world by providing scientists with the most important forums for the presentation of their research. Through its outstanding scientific meetings and scholarly journals, and a host of other programs, AACR continues to play a pivotal role in facilitating scientific advancement and accelerating progress against cancer.

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Corporations and institutions choosing Sustaining Membership enjoy enhanced opportunities for interaction with AACR's individual scientists, as well as an array of practical membership benefits. More importantly, Sustaining Members become associated with the good name and high standards of AACR and its work to foster cancer research.

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