The American Society of Clinical Oncology published an update expanding the utility of Breast Cancer Index, developed by Hologic Inc., within its Clinical Practice Guideline, “Biomarkers for Adjuvant Endocrine and Chemotherapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer.”
A care hotline and resource hub for Ukrainian cancer patients established by the American Cancer Society, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health has recruited several hundred volunteers as the organizations work to develop a lasting infrastructure to support those displaced by the crisis.
Professional societies are implementing measures to limit transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at conferences, as oncology groups reconvene in-person annual meetings for the first time since early 2020. The American Society of Clinical Oncology will require proof of vaccination, encourage indoor masking, and provide masks onsite—regardless of mandates and regulations—at its upcoming annual meeting June 3-7 in... […]
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, will recognize the following award recipients at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago:
On March 2, a bus filled with Ukrainian children was getting ready to leave Odesa for the border of Moldova, Ukraine’s closest neighbor.
Last week, the world lost a true visionary and a wonderful human being. Paul Farmer was committed to equity in health and beyond. His life’s work served to help make this world a fairer, better place. He was a humanitarian, champion of human rights.
Jeffrey Peppercorn was appointed the next editor-in-chief of JCO Oncology Practice, an American Society of Clinical Oncology journal. Peppercorn will begin serving as editor designee of JCO OP on March 1, and as editor-in-chief on Sept. 1.
On behalf of the millions of Americans with cancer, whose very lives depend on our nation’s investment in oncology research, we ask that you join us now in urging congressional lawmakers to do the right thing: pass robust funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
City of Hope has completed its previously announced acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America (The Cancer Letter, Jan. 21, 2022).
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Cancer Society have entered a collaboration to improve access to expert-approved cancer content.
