The Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology is working to create a world free from the fear of cancer by funding breakthrough research, by sharing knowledge with physicians and patients worldwide, and by supporting initiatives to ensure that all people have access to high-quality cancer care. Working in close collaboration with a global network of top scientists and clinicians, as well as leading advocacy and research organizations, the Foundation draws on the passion and expertise of the more than 30,000 oncology professionals who are members of its affiliate organization, ASCO.

The Conquer Cancer Foundation focuses on every moment in which cancer touches people’s lives – from prevention through survivorship, and it supports ground-breaking research and programs that make a tangible difference in the lives of people with cancer.

The Foundation works to ensure that vital information for physicians, patients and families is available and easily accessible wherever and whenever it’s needed by:

• Helping to underwrite the cost of Cancer.Net, the award-winning patient education website of ASCO
  
  
• Funding the creation and distribution of patient information materials to physicians’ offices nationwide
  
  
• Presenting, in partnership with Cancer.Net, Answers to Cancer, a special public forum that distills the latest scientific findings reported at the ASCO Annual Meeting for patients, families, and others who come to cancer education from a non-clinical background

To help the Foundation continue its support of these vital programs, please make a donation to the Conquer Cancer Foundation.

The Foundation also funds research in virtually all cancers, including rare ones. Through the Grants and Awards Program, which is among the largest of any professional medical society in the United States, the Foundation funds the brightest minds in clinical and translational cancer research. It is one of few organizations that supports early-stage research by promising young investigators, particularly through the Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award, Career Development Award, and Merit Award. Since 1984, more than $70 million has been awarded to 800+ researchers around the world in support of a multitude of innovative research initiatives that have led to new treatments and improved care.

Watch the following video to learn more about a Conquer Cancer Foundation-supported researcher whose breakthrough research is helping advance cancer care.

Your financial support of the Conquer Cancer Foundation will make a tremendous impact on the lives of people living with cancer. Please make a donation today.

Last Updated: March 29, 2012