Keith Flaherty

President, American Association for Cancer Research; Director of Clinical Research, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

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Education: Calvert School

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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US five-year cancer survival reaches record 71 percent

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Interviewed about AACR Cancer Progress Report 2026

A cancer diagnosis in the mid-1970s was close to a coin flip: only 49% of patients lived five years. Today, 71% do — the highest rate on record. The American Association for Cancer Research's 2026 progress report credits better screening, improved surgery and radiation, and a wave of drugs that harness the immune system or target specific tumor mutations.

Updated Oct 19