The ASCO Cancer Foundation Awards $7.6 Million to Further Progress Against Cancer 

The ASCO Cancer Foundation will award $7.6 million to 62 researchers and three community oncology practices at the 2008 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Submit an Abstract for the 2008 ASCO-NCI-EORTC Annual Meeting on Molecular Markers in Cancer 

Abstracts for the 2008 ASCO-NCI-EORTC Annual Meeting on Molecular Markers in Cancer are now being accepted through an online submission program.

April 30: Senate Passes the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; ASCO Sends Letter Supporting the Reagan-Udall Foundation; ASCO Co-sponsors Anticancer Agent Development Workshop 

On April 24, the Senate passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) by a vote of 95-0. Also, CMS announced changes to the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), including removing the possibility of ‘capped’ bonus payments for 2008 reporting.

China hails doctor for raising child virus alarm

May 9, 2008

BEIJING (Reuters) - A strain of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed four more children in China, bringing the death toll in recent weeks to 34, state media said on Friday, as it praised a doctor who alerted authorities to the epidemic.

Immunologic recovery seen after chemotherapy for AIDS-related NHL

May 9, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients who have undergone chemotherapy for AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) along with concomitant highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) do not experience prolonged suppression of immune function, according to UK researchers.

ASCO and Cancer Foundation Recognize Community Oncology Practices’ Dedication to Clinical Research 

Alexandria, Va. – The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and The ASCO Cancer Foundation are honoring 10 community oncology practices for their efforts to improve care of people with cancer through participation in clinical trials. The Clinical Trials Participation Awards will be presented Sunday, June 1, 2008 at ASCO’s 44th Annual Meeting in Chicago.

The ASCO Cancer Foundation Awards $7.6 Million to Further Progress Against Cancer 

Alexandria, Va.—The ASCO Cancer Foundation will award $7.6 million to support clinical and translational research designed to improve cancer prevention, treatment and care. The grants will be awarded to 62 researchers and three community oncology practices at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's 44th Annual Meeting in Chicago, May 31 – June 3.