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ASCO Awarded Grant for Geriatric Oncology Education

Apr 30, 2012

The ASCO Geriatric Oncology Special Interest Group was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from the Association of Specialty Professors to extend geriatric oncology education to the international community. The grant will allow the Geriatric Oncology Special Interest Group to hold a live strategic-planning meeting; provide for quality testing of ASCO University’s core curriculum on geriatric oncology by international constituents; and support collaborative efforts with the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) to establish a presence on the SIOG website to promote geriatric oncology education.

Any remaining funds from the grant will be remitted to the Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO’s annual B. J. Kennedy Award, which honors individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership or who have contributed outstanding scientific work of major importance to the field of geriatric oncology.


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