Conquer Cancer Announces 2020 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Award Recipients
Alexandria, Va. – Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Awards.
Dr. Mark Applebaum and Dr. Douglas Yee
A Struggle and an Honor
“Well child checks are more fun,” says Dr. Applebaum, a pediatric oncologist at University of Chicago Medicine. “We deal with life and death. It’s a struggle, but it’s an honor.”
8 Rare Cancers You Might Not Know About
Rare cancers include a wide range of cancer types, from unusual subsets of common cancers to cancers in places they don’t normally appear.
Thomas Odeny, MD, MPH, PhD
Global problems, like cancer, require global solutions.
Every year, millions of people around the world are diagnosed with cancer.
Molly Hones and Dr. Mark Lewis
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Marina Baretti, MD
Cancer research can be an excruciatingly long game.
Meet Molly: Relentless Resilience in the Face of Rare Cancer
Molly Hones had recently received her second rare cancer diagnosis in as many years—a rare liver cancer called fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC). This time, it had spread to her lungs, elevating her diagnosis to stage 4.
Understanding Rare Cancers: What are they and why do we need to fund research for them?
While a single rare cancer might affect a small number of patients, rare cancers—as a whole—actually make up about 1 out of every 4 new cancer diagnoses and an estimated 30 percent of all cancer deaths every year.1 Here’s what you need to know about rare cancers and how you can help c
Dr. Yelena Janjigian and Dr. Mark Lewis
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John Paul Shen, MD
Of the approximately 78 organs in the human body, there are a handful that scientists have ultimately deemed unnecessary for survival. Of these, few are more problematic—or confounding—than the appendix.