News | Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is set to present more than $11 million through the distribution of more than 400 grants and awards. Spanning multiple areas of cancer care, this funding will be awarded during the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting held in Chicago, Illinois, May 31 – June 4.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting Merit Awards. 

Annual Meeting Merit Awards support students and trainees who are first authors on abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting. This year, Conquer Cancer will recognize 138 recipients with Merit Awards. These recipients are recognized for their respective field and research advancements within the cancer care community.   

Alexandria, Va. — Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors.

Bill Behnke and Otis Webb Brawley, MD, MACP, FASCO will help guide Conquer Cancer as it works toward its vision of a world where cancer is prevented or cured, and every survivor is healthy.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, in collaboration with the Carson Leslie Foundation (CLF) #cureMEdullo, has awarded the Carson Leslie Foundation #cureMEdullo Team Science Grant in Medulloblastoma powered by EveryGrant® to a group of researchers at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center/Johns Hopkins Medicine. The recipients will study a new approach for reducing the risk of cerebellar mutism syndrome (CMS) and neurocognitive outcomes following CMS in pediatric patients with medulloblastoma.

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: