News | Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation

Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, in collaboration with Pfizer Global Medical Grants, announced two new grants totaling $1,000,000 to support quality improvement projects to address disparities in delivery of care and treatment outcomes for patients of color with metastatic breast cancer (mBC).

For Latina women in oncology and cancer research, the disparities are glaring: As of 2018, only 4.7% of oncologists were Hispanic and/or Latinx. Of those, only 33.6% are women.*

“We are underrepresented,” Gladys Rodriguez, MD, of the START Center for Cancer Care, said in a talk at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting. “Part of that is related to the lack of role models, lack of access to education, and seeing oneself as a possible physician.”**

ASCO and Conquer Cancer are deeply saddened by the death of oncology luminary, health equity champion, and ASCO Humanitarian Award honoree Edith P. Mitchell, MD, MACP, FCCP, FRCP (London), on January 21, 2024.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2024 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Awards.  

These distinguished awards recognize first authors on top-ranking abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, January 25–27, 2024, in San Francisco, California. The following 32 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 2024 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Merit Awards.

These distinguished awards recognize first authors on top-ranking abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, January 18–20, 2024, in San Francisco, California. The following 28 oncology professionals are recognized for their respective field and research advancements within the cancer care community:

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