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Terrell Coring, PharmD, MD, transitioned from the pharmacy field to now pursuing oncology and cancer research. In this Q&A, Dr. Coring shares how a Conquer Cancer award helped accelerate his work in cancer care. The award enables non-oncology physician-residents from populations that have been structurally excluded from medicine to attend the ASCO Annual Meeting, where they network with leading oncologists and learn about career options in the oncology field. 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Awards.   

These distinguished awards recognize first authors on top-ranking abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium on February 16 – 18, 2023, in San Francisco, CA.  

These 29 oncology professionals are recognized for their respective field and research advancements within the cancer care community:    

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Merit Awards.   

These distinguished awards recognize first authors on top-ranking abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium on January 19 – 21, 2023, in San Francisco, CA.  

These 30 oncology professionals are recognized for their respective field and research advancements within the cancer care community:    

Need an engaging way to pass your travel time during the winter holidays? Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, has assembled a compilation of standout episodes from Season V of our Your Stories podcast series. Your Stories showcases candid conversations between patients, doctors, and the family and friends who conquer cancer with them.

Armoring Up 

Guest: Loriana Hernandez-Aldama 

Host: Brenda Brody 

Eric P. Winer, MD, is the Director of Yale Cancer Center and Physician-in-Chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven. He has received numerous awards for his breast cancer research, most notably ASCO’s Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Award and Lecture in 2017 and the William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award in 2016 at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

We chatted with him about why he chose oncology for his career and the power of cancer research.

What called you to become an oncologist specializing in breast cancer?

Can you imagine needing medical care for your child but being unable to simply and safely take them to see a doctor?  That's the case in low-and middle-income countries, where less than 30% of children with cancer survive due to unavailable or unaffordable treatment.