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.

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New ASCO University Course Focuses on Fertility Preservation
Feb 27, 2019
Fertility preservation is often not addressed soon enough during cancer treatment, but it should be a standard component of comprehensive care for pre-pubertal and reproductive age patients.
New ABIM/ASCO MOC Pathway to be Available in 2020
Jan 23, 2019
A new assessment option for oncologists, the ABIM/ASCO Medical Oncology: Learning & Assessment, will become available in 2020 and will take the place of ABIM’s Knowledge Check-In in Medical Oncology.
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ASCO Remembers Pioneering Clinical Researcher Dr. John Mendelsohn
Jan 08, 2019
Dr. Mendelsohn passed away on January 7, 2019, at age 82. 
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Largest ASCO Research Community Forum Annual Meeting Facilitated Meaningful Discussion on Conducting Clinical Trials
Jan 07, 2019
The ASCO Research Community Forum 2018 Annual Meeting brought together its largest meeting to date to discuss challenges and creative solutions in conducting and managing clinical trials.
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January 2019 Member News
Jan 07, 2019
Find out what your fellows ASCO members have been up to in this month's edition of Member News.
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ASCO Quality Training Program Reaches 100-Team Milestone; New One-Day Option Now Available
Jan 07, 2019
More than 100 teams from oncology practices around the United States and the world have participated in ASCO’s Quality Training Program.
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Taking a Stand: How ASCO Develops Policy Guidance and Position Statements
Jan 07, 2019
A global thought leader in the spheres of cancer care and research, ASCO takes a position on certain key issues affecting its members and the patients they serve.
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JCO Fast Track Presubmission, Rapid Review Programs Shorten Publication Time
Jan 07, 2019
The Journal of Clinical Oncology’s author-friendly submission programs are taking time off the publication process for health care professionals. 
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ASCO Convenes Stakeholders to Build Consensus for a Clinical Trial Data Sharing Policy Among Journals That Publish Clinical Cancer Research
Jan 04, 2019
In November, ASCO convened publishers, editors, researchers, patient advocates, and representatives from nonprofit and government funders, health care companies, and data repositories to discuss the goals of and challenges surrounding data sharing in clinical oncology research.
Dr. Waun Ki Hong
ASCO Remembers Dr. Waun Ki Hong, Personalized Medicine Pioneer and Chemoprevention Champion
Jan 04, 2019
Dr. Hong passed away on January 2, 2019. He was 76.
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