Cancer Research Institute

02/20/2026

Join us in celebrating Dr. Catherine Wu of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, and CRI Scientific Advisory Council member Dr. Darrell Irvine from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who have been named to the TIME100
Most Influential People in Health of 2026 list.

Discover how these leaders are driving transformative, life-changing innovations: https://bit.ly/4qwChGX

In today's changing health landscape, these leaders are advancing care, shaping policy, and driving innovations that transform lives.

02/19/2026

Cancer prevention means taking active steps to reduce your risk of getting cancer, often through your lifestyle choices such as diet, physical activity, and avoiding harmful exposures. While prevention isn't a guarantee that cancer won’t occur, it focuses on reducing risk where possible.

↪️ Discover 6 cancer prevention tips, during February's National Cancer Prevention Month:

Top 6 tips for reducing your risk of cancer. Learn how small, everyday choices can make an impact.

02/18/2026

"We know that it's possible for large language models to predict biology. At the same time, we know that there is very little understanding of how biology really works, especially in the context of treatment for cancer," describes CRI's CEO Dr. Alicia Zhou.

💡 Understand how the CRI Discovery Engine will accelerate the pathway to new and more impactful cancer treatments: https://bit.ly/49Dknfn

02/17/2026

Did you know? February is National Cancer Prevention Awareness Month.

Discover 6 steps you can take to reduce your cancer risk factor, in our new blog post: https://bit.ly/4kdDpxL

02/15/2026

"The prognosis was grim, to say the least, and the treatments available at the time were extremely limited," describes Sharon, who was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma at age 22. Taking a leap of courage, she enrolled in a clinical trial for an experimental immunotherapy called ipilimumab (Yervoy), built upon research pioneered by CRI Scientific Advisory Council Director Dr. Jim Allison, and led by CRI SAC Associate Director Dr. Jedd Wolchok.

After just 4 rounds of treatment, she was declared cancer-free, and remains so to this day. Read more of her story: https://bit.ly/48TZe1p

02/14/2026

🚭 Since cancer usually develops from a mix of modifiable lifestyle choices and non-modifiable factors, such as your genetics, there is no one-size-fits-all approach, but making changes within your control is a powerful first step.

↘️ During National Cancer Prevention Awareness Month, discover 6 steps you can take to reduce your risk factor: https://bit.ly/4kdDpxL

02/13/2026

"I literally feel like I pitched them to get into the trial. My pitch was, I’m coming to you pretty much in great health, except for this cancer that will likely kill me," describes Adrienne, a stage 4 ampullary cancer survivor.

Hear how this sales exec talked her way into the clinical trial that saved her life: https://bit.ly/49WVk8p

After a stage 4 ampullary cancer diagnosis, Adrienne Skinner found hope through immunotherapy and a clinical trial that saved her life.

02/12/2026

🍺 According to a 2025 report by the US Surgeon General’s office, citing a 2019 study, less than 50% of Americans are aware that alcohol is a carcinogen, compared to 91% for radiation, and 89% for to***co.

↪️ Understand why alcohol increases your cancer risk:

Research links even one drink a week to an increased risk for multiple types of cancers.

02/11/2026

💭 Did you know? Cancer vaccines can help prevent, and treat cancer. Discover how in our new, in-depth guide:

Cancer vaccines help educate the immune system about what cancer cells “look like” so that it can recognize and eliminate them.

02/10/2026

💪 Cancer prevention isn’t about perfection; it’s about reducing risk where you can.

🔎 According to a recent study from American Cancer Society, 40% of cancer cases in the US are preventable, and 44% of cancer deaths in 2025 were attributed to behaviors that could be changed.

From regularly reapplying sunblock, to lowering your alcohol consumption, discover six steps you can take to lower your risk factor, during February's National Cancer Prevention Awareness Month: https://bit.ly/4kdDpxL

02/09/2026

"Behind every data point is a patient who wants more time. This is how we intend to give it to them," CRI's CEO, Dr. Alicia Zhou, shares in a new blog post.

Understand how the CRI Discovery Engine will act as "a shared answer to shared problems" : https://bit.ly/49Dknfn

The Cancer Research Institute unveils the CRI Discovery Engine--an open, AI-ready data platform built to power the next era of cancer immunotherapy.

02/08/2026

Smoking isn’t the only lifestyle factor linked to cancer risk- alcohol consumption also plays a significant role. Even at low levels, alcohol consumption can increase cancer risk, and is linked to mouth, throat, esophageal, liver, and breast cancers.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4kdDpxL