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Highlights from the 2012 GI SymposiumThis web-based seminar,... Read more
ORAL THERAPYI feel that this will deifinitely affect our ability... Read more
Workforce and technology: With the looming workforce shortage,... Read more
David B. Agus, MD | Photo... Read more
A new study published online today in the Journal of Oncology... Read more
The Society is pleased to announce it has won honorable mention... Read more
Genomics - while there is great promise in avoiding the use... Read more
The three common factors that will remain pertinent throughout... Read more
1. Oral therapyThere should be parity for oral vs. IV therapies.... Read more
Genomics has a real potential to beneficially impact the global... Read more
Welcome to ASCO Connection—the quarterly magazine for and about ASCO members.
David B. Agus, MD | Photo credit: Todd Hido The End of Illness, a book authored by longtime ASCO member David B. Agus, MD, was released on January 17, 2012, to significant media attention, including coverage on Good Morning America, World News with Diane Sawyer, Nightline, and The Wall Street Journal.... Read more
Dear Colleagues,As you know, oncology is changing rapidly, and we’re challenged to keep up with these changes while we work to anticipate the future. Understanding and preparing for what lies ahead is vital to the growth and health of our profession.To answer this challenge, ASCO’s Board of Directors has embarked upon a "far horizon" planning process.... Read more
Optimal cancer treatment, which can offer cures or extend a patient’s life by months, years, or even decades, could be derailed by a lack of supply of critical therapies. Drug shortages, which first became widespread in the mid-2000s, are becoming an increasingly serious problem in health care and in oncology specifically. As of the time of this... Read more
The Cancer Portals on ASCO.org provide one-stop access to the latest disease-specific abstracts, videos, guidelines, and articles The Internet became synonymous with the phrase “information superhighway” in the 1990s because of its worldwide capability to facilitate the rapid exchange of information. One of the unintended byproducts of this... Read more
Introduction Jamie H. Von Roenn, MD Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University Breast cancer is the most common malignancy diagnosed in women.1 The adoption of screening guidelines and advances in adjuvant therapy have led to significant improvements in survival for these women. As a result, an increasing number... Read more
By Jedd D. Wolchok, MD, PhD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center The notion of a vaccine to prevent or control solid tumors is inherently attractive based on the success of prophylactic immunization against a wide variety of infectious pathogens and the perceived specificity and low toxicity of vaccine monotherapy. To get the “low-hanging... Read more
Highlights from the 2012 GI SymposiumThis web-based seminar, to be held February 23 from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Eastern, provides highlights about new science and clinically relevant topics presented at the 2012 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. Topics covered include prevention and screening, translational research, and diagnosis and treatment of GI... Read more
A new study published online today in the Journal of Oncology Practice examines practices, barriers and research opportunities related to the needs of cancer survivors being treated in integrated health care systems. Study authors found that while health care providers are aware of the challenges and needs facing survivors, many were not familiar... Read more
Anna Deavere Smith’s popular play—Let Me Down Easy—which will premiere on the PBS series Great Performances on January 13, explores the American health care system through characterizations of patients and physicians, including ASCO member and Dean of the Stanford School of Medicine Philip A. Pizzo, MD. After the broadcast premiere, the program... Read more
The Society mourns the loss of Michael C. Perry, MD—a member of ASCO since 1977—who died of polycystic disease and cancer on October 23, 2011, at the age of 66. Within ASCO, Dr. Perry served as Editor of the ASCO Educational Book from 1995-2006 and ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings from 1991-2000. He was on the Board of Directors from 2003-2006... Read more
Download this free and easy-to-use member-exclusive app To enhance the membership experience, ASCO is pleased to present its most frequently accessed member benefit in app form: the iDirectory. Available* for iPhone, iPad, and Android, iDirectory is a valuable tool for members on the go. Users can access ASCO’s complete Membership... Read more
Interviews with UICC President Eduardo L. Cazap, MD, and ASCO’s International Affairs Committee Chair Tanja Čufer, MD, PhD U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius addresses the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. | U.N. PHOTO/MARCO CASTRO As a... Read more