At the beginning of their career, a researcher encounters an unavoidable obstacle: getting funded. ASCO's Conquer Cancer Foundation offers numerous awards to help promising young researchers and trainees kickstart their oncology careers
- Conquer Cancer Foundation YIA awardee Dr. Dustin Deming discusses his research of colorectal cancer, and how his outlook changed after he was diagnosed with the disease.
- Dr. Herman A. Perroud of University of Rosario, Argentina, shares his experience as an International Development and Education Awardee in 2015.
- The Conquer Cancer Foundation offers a Medical Student Rotation Award for Underrepresented Populations. Read about awardee Jenny Ruiz, who completed a pediatric oncology rotation at Columbia University in 2013.
- Dr. Ezra E. W. Cohen recounts how his research career was launched after receiving a YIA from the Conquer Cancer Foundation.
- In the field of pediatric cancer, there are many signs of hope, particularly as the childhood cancer 5-year survival rate has climbed to 83%. With the help of a YIA from the Conquer Cancer Foundation, Dr. Karen Effinger has been able to research the correlation between childhood cancer and chronic illness in adulthood.
- 2001 YIA awardee Dr. Pasi A. Jänne: "The YIA gave me extra encouragement and motivation that this was the right track moving forward."