ASCO & Member News
Find highlights of ASCO initiatives, including news related to oncology research and clinical practice, policy and advocacy, education, and meetings, and updates on ASCO’s patient-centered site, Cancer.Net, and Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation.
Member News provides updates on ASCO member career news, awards, and recognitions, as well as profiles of ASCO volunteer leaders. If you have news you would like to share, please contact ascoconnection@asco.org.
Dec 17, 2013
Navigating the health care system can be confusing, especially when a patient is already overwhelmed with a cancer diagnosis. When additional challenges are added, such as poverty, lack of health insurance, limited access to health care, and language barriers, these challenges may seem insurmountable. Cancer.Net provides information to help...
Dec 17, 2013
Ruth Ziegler Chair of the Department of Population Sciences and Associate Director of the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Co-Leader of the Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program; Professor at City of Hope National Medical Center; Survivorship Guideline Advisory Group Co-Chair; ASCO Board of Directors Member
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Dec 16, 2013
The American Society of Clinical Oncology is seeking candidates for the position of Editor of ASCO-SEP 5th Edition. The appointment will begin in the 1st Quarter of 2014. ASCO-SEP provides educational products and resources to support lifelong learning among oncology professionals. Education is provided in a variety of digital and...
Dec 06, 2013
ASCO congratulates Chief Medical Officer Richard L. Schilsky, MD, FASCO, on his recent election to the Board of Directors of the Reagan-Udall Foundation (RUF) for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). RUF is an independent not-for-profit organization created by Congress for the purpose of advancing regulatory science—the science of...
Dec 02, 2013
Upon recommendation from the Membership Committee, the ASCO Board of Directors has removed sponsor signatures as a requirement for ASCO membership. The change, effective immediately, is intended to make the application process easier and more accessible to those wishing to apply for ASCO membership.
Oct 29, 2013
Steven T. Rosen, MD,
Oct 29, 2013
International Meetings asco.org/international
International Clinical Trials Workshop
November 7-9, 2013; Santiago, Chile; Grupo Oncológico Cooperativo Chileno de Investigación (GOCCHI) & Congreso Internacional Federación Latinoamericana de...
International Clinical Trials Workshop
November 7-9, 2013; Santiago, Chile; Grupo Oncológico Cooperativo Chileno de Investigación (GOCCHI) & Congreso Internacional Federación Latinoamericana de...
Oct 29, 2013
Ed Book Essentials:
Breast Cancer Course Faculty Javier Cortés, MD, PhD
Vall D’Hebron University Hospital,
Barcelona, Spain
Breast Cancer Course Faculty Javier Cortés, MD, PhD
Vall D’Hebron University Hospital,
Barcelona, Spain
Oct 29, 2013
ASCO joined more than 50 organizationsin urging the administration toissue regulations or guidance beforeJanuary 2014 to ensure that healthplans implement an important provisionof the Affordable Care Act (ACA)that would remove an important obstacleto patients interested in participatingin research.
Oct 29, 2013
Blood cancer expert Frederick R. Appelbaum, MD, was named Executive Vice President and Deputy Director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Amber Borden, MD, a hematologist and oncologist, has joined the staff at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, in Columbus, Mississippi.
The Sidney Kimmel ...