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ASCO members recently elected medical oncologist George W. Sledge, Jr., MD, as the 2009-2010 ASCO President-Elect, and several other individuals to leadership positions within the Society.
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ASCO’s independent assessment of the most significant clinical cancer research of the past year—Clinical Cancer Advances 2008: Major Research Advances in Cancer Treatment, Prevention, and Screening—is now available online.
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As 2008 draws to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to update you on some major legislative and regulatory activities affecting cancer care during the past year. In January, a special issue of Cancer Policy Today will focus on what we can expect to see in 2009.
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Early Registration Deadline Approaching:
January 23, 2009 11:59 EST
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Alexandria, Va. — The ASCO Cancer Foundation will present Merit Awards to twenty-five leading oncology fellows from around the world at the 2009 Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium, which takes place January 15-17 in San Francisco. These bright, young doctors will be honored for their outstanding contributions to the research of gastrointestinal tract cancers.
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Alexandria, Va.—George W. Sledge Jr., MD, a pioneer in the development of novel therapies for breast cancer, has been elected to become President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for a one-year term beginning in June 2010. He will take office as President-Elect during ASCO’s 45th Annual Meeting in Orlando in June 2009. Additionally, six new members were elected to the ASCO Board of Directors and two new members to the ASCO Nominating Committee, all for three-year terms beginning in June 2009.
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