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For more than half his life, Cain Wilson, now 12, has been conquering Ewing sarcoma, a cancer that most often occurs in and around the bones. His doctor, Conquer Cancer researcher Jaime Libes, MD, shares a letter she wrote to Cain during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Dear Cain, 

Cancer.Net, ASCO’s patient information website, continues providing a daily review and timely updates of COVID-19 information in English and Spanish to help patients with cancer during the pandemic. Visit the COVID-19 Information Page for the latest news on COVID-19 vaccines for people with cancer.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2021 Quality Care Symposium Merit Awards.  

These distinguished awards recognize oncology fellows and trainees who are first authors on top-ranking abstracts selected for presentation at the 2021 ASCO Quality Care Symposium September 24 -25, 2021, in Boston, Mass.   

These 27 oncology professionals are recognized for their respective field and research advancements within the cancer care community:   

Donors Make Our Mission – and Mission Moments – Possible 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - To underscore its commitment to scale and grow cancer research funding and to align more closely with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), today Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, updated its mission and vision.  

Mission: Accelerate breakthroughs in lifesaving research and empower people everywhere to conquer cancer. 

Vision: A world where cancer is prevented or cured, and every survivor is healthy. 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to announce Shlomit Strulov Shachar, MD, of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center as the recipient of the 2021 Conquer Cancer - Israel Cancer Research Fund Career Development Award (CDA).