Dr. Jay Harris to Receive 2008 Gianni Bonadonna Award 

ASCO is pleased to announce that the annual Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Award will be presented to Jay R. Harris, MD.

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.

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.

Nerve block useful for hot flushes and sleep trouble in breast cancer survivors

May 14, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A stellate-ganglion block can safely reduce hot flushes and improve nighttime sleep in survivors of breast cancer, according to results of a small pilot study reported in the May 15th online issue of The Lancet Oncology.

Polymorphism reduces benefit of bleomycin in testicular cancer

May 14, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A variation in the bleomycin hydrolase (BLMH) gene is associated with reduced survival following bleomycin-based chemotherapy for testicular germ cell cancer, according to Dutch researchers.

ASCO Names Jay R. Harris, MD, Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Award Winner 

Alexandria, Va. – The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today announced the winner of the annual Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Award. Jay R. Harris, MD, will accept the award and present his award lecture, “Local Treatment of Breast Cancer: Looking Backward to Gaze Forward,” at the upcoming 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium, being held September 5-7 in Washington, DC.

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.