A new video interview highlighting the progress made in cancer research over the past 40 years has been added to CancerProgress.Net. In the video, posted at cancerprogress.net/stories.html, ASCO Past President Richard Schilsky, MD, reflects on the progress made and shares prospects for future gains in cancer research and treatment. Dr. Schilsky is a professor of medicine, Chief of the Section of Hematology-Oncology, and Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Chicago.

CancerProgress.Net features interactive tools to explore progress against cancer over the past 40 years, including:

• A timeline of cancer advances for 14 major cancers and all types of patient care
• Video interviews with cancer experts
• Slide decks and fact sheets for download
• Data visualizer tools to explore cancer statistics

ASCO created CancerProgress.Net to mark 40 years since the National Cancer Act of 1971, which led to major new investments in cancer research and increases in cancer survival. CancerProgress.Net was developed under the guidance of an editorial board of 17 of the nation's leading oncologists.