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ASCO's mission has always centered around improving the treatment and care of people living with cancer. This mission includes serving not only the educational needs of the professional oncology community, but the educational needs of the patient community as well. As the leading professional medical society in clinical oncology, ASCO shares your goal of helping people living with cancer obtain accurate, reliable, and timely information about their disease and treatment options. To that end, we encourage you to take part in the patient advocate programs that ASCO offers. You may learn more about these programs by exploring the sections below.
We hope you will find these sections of Cancer.Net to be helpful. Please share your feedback by contacting us at patientadvocates@asco.org.
Patient Advocate Programs at the ASCO Annual Meeting
The ASCO Annual Meeting is a forum for cutting edge scientific and educational developments in oncology. This meeting is a platform for the release of thousands of scientific abstracts-highly anticipated research news for many people, including patients, caregivers, and the general public. This section provides an overview of the opportunities available to patient advocates.
Patient Advocate Programs at ASCO Symposia
This section contains details on valuable educational meetings offered or co-sponsored by ASCO. These events are designed to provide educational opportunities for patient advocates involved in research advocacy.
The Conquer Cancer Foundation Patient Advocate Scholarship Program
The Conquer Cancer Foundation Patient Advocate Scholarship Program provides scholarships for patient advocates to attend ASCO-sponsored Symposia and the ASCO Annual Meeting to further educate advocates on important advances in their areas of interest.
Advocate and Survivor Voices
Articles and podcasts from advocates and survivors.
Patient Advocacy Brochure
Download a PDF brochure to learn more about ASCO programs and resources for patient advocates.