AACR 2010: The opener
The opening ceremonies of AACR started with a sombre set by the Howard University Choir, and then launched into a ear splitting techno-infused video called “It’s Our Time” flashing some stats about cancer that for researchers are both uplifting (today the survival rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia is 85% compared to 4% in the 1960s) and challenging (85% of adults with cancer are interested in clinical trials but only 3%-4% participate). Read more