Features

The Features section includes articles on topics, events, people, and initiatives of interest to the oncology community.

Apr 26, 2016
Dr. Jane C. Wright was instrumental in establishing ASCO as a new society during a pivotal time. This award pays tribute to her remarkable leadership at ASCO, her many contributions to the field of oncology, and her tenacity in finding a cure for cancer.
Apr 26, 2016
Americans are not dying well. Jeanie M. Youngwerth, MD, and D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, discuss the use of cancer therapy in tandem with palliative care in this article, with an introduction by Daniel W. Bowles, MD.
Apr 25, 2016
ASCO confers Special Awards during the Annual Meeting to recognize innovative and dedicated clinicians, researchers, patient advocates, teachers, philanthropists, and leaders of the global oncology community who have made significant contributions to the advancement of cancer care. 
Apr 20, 2016
Chicago-based ASCO members “dish” on fantastic places to enjoy drinks or a meal with friends while you attend the 2016 Annual Meeting.
Mar 02, 2016
The inaugural Cancer Survivorship Symposium, held in January 2016, drew more than 800 attendees across the cancer-care spectrum—far exceeding the goal of 500 attendees. As a way to continue the discussion from the meeting, presenters responded to questions from General Sessions 5 and 6: Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Cancer Survivor with...
Mar 02, 2016
Attendees of the 2016 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium raised a number of provocative questions after General Session 2: Potential Targets for Advanced Prostate Cancer. Many of the questions pertained to two presentations about the influence of DNA repair alterations on the risk of developing prostate cancer and the response to prostate cancer...
Feb 23, 2016
Join us June 3-7, 2016, at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, to learn, share, discuss, and debate practice-changing discoveries in cancer care.
Feb 04, 2016
Now in its 11th year, Clinical Cancer Advances features an eclectic selection of recent trends and achievements across the entire continuum of cancer care, from prevention and screening to treatment and survivorship.
Feb 01, 2016
On January 14, 2016, the Cancer Survivorship Symposium opened with An Evening for Cancer Survivors and Caregivers, an event featuring networking, a panel discussion, and an open forum to share the challenges of living with or after a cancer diagnosis.
Jan 26, 2016
The 2015 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium Clinical Conversations series discusses some of the unanswered eQ&A questions posed by attendees during panel discussions. Dr. Michael Balboni addresses questions from Oral Abstract Session B.

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