Ensuring Equitable Cancer Care for Every Patient: A Conversation With 2020-2021 ASCO President Dr. Lori J. Pierce
After serving as ASCO president-elect in 2019-2020, Dr. Lori J. Pierce began her term as ASCO’s 57th president on June 1, 2020.
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Jun 04, 2020
A spirit of clinically relevant discovery and accessible, understandable knowledge dissemination is the profound legacy, responsibility, and obligation that Rich will leave at ASCO, and we will honor...
Jun 03, 2020
We must commit the same energy and focus we pour into conquering cancer to addressing systemic issues that affect the health of people of color in our country.
May 28, 2020
ASCO20 Virtual is about to begin, and the challenge is finding a way to interact and engage with presenters and other experts in a way we have never done before, writes Dr. Lidia Schapira.
May 27, 2020
The power of touch in this time of physical distancing is top of mind for young adults trying to date, older couples in high-risk groups, and health care professionals who miss the empathy...
May 26, 2020
Stacey Tinianov and I discuss the language of cancer, respecting an individual's context, and empowering patients to be engaged in their care.
May 21, 2020
By holding its scientific program on time, ASCO and the entire oncology community make a pledge that we will continue advancing and offering the best care for our patients worldwide.
May 20, 2020
As companies and organizations hurry to prepare timely resources for physicians during COVID-19, Drs. Deborah Mukherji, Sana Al-Sukhun, Shaheenah Dawood, Iman Abou Dalle, and Sally Temraz have noted...
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May 26, 2020
Thank you Lori for your kind words and comment. We all look forward for the upcoming virtual #ASCO20, and hope to see you in...
Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FACP, FASCO
May 26, 2020
Thank you Doug for your kind words. I cherish the great ASCO International memories we have together!
Lori J. Pierce, MD, FASCO
May 26, 2020
What a wonderful article, Nagi! Thank you. We hope our ASCO members worldwide will access all the exciting research and...
Doug H.M. Pyle, MBA
May 21, 2020
Thank you Nagi for your wonderful article. Yes, we will miss each other, but we'll be mindful that we are all together in a way. Thank...
Alejandro Morales
Apr 28, 2020
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As the coronavirus pandemic increased in scope and the size of the population affected, ASCO leaders and staff immediately focused on how to support members and the patients they care for during the public health crisis.
"What has always inspired and driven me is the power of connections—of relationships between people with great minds, and great intentions, to achieve great things," said Dr. Howard A. "Skip" Burris III in his 2020 presidential address.
How is Dr. Dorothy Chilambe Lombe using her International Development & Education Award (IDEA) and Long-term International Fellowship (LIFe) to shatter the glass ceiling?
With presentations and sessions taking place entirely online, social media (including Twitter and Instagram) enabled robust real-time discussions and connections during #ASCO20.
Fulfilling its mission to the global oncology community, ASCO extended a very well-organized series of virtual presentations addressing various aspects of COVID-19 and its impact of cancer care.
Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FACP, FASCO