Cancer News and Meetings

ASCO Press Center: News releases and other resources for professional journalists.

Expert Perspective on Cancer News: Expert perspectives on important developments in cancer.

ASCO Annual Meetings: The latest news and information on cancer care, treatment, and prevention from ASCO's Annual Meetings.

Answers to Cancer: Answers To Cancer are free educational events presented by The ASCO Cancer Foundation® offering opportunities to interact first-hand with leading cancer doctors.

ASCO Symposia: Information about special ASCO symposia, including the Breast Cancer Symposium, the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, and the Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

ASCO Virtual Lectures: An area of the ASCO.org site that provides audio and slide presentations by ASCO's medical experts from ASCO's Annual Meetings and educational events.

Cancer Awareness Dates: Dates highlighting cancer awareness days, weeks, and months throughout the year.

Cancer.Net to Be the Title Sponsor of 2009 Skate America Competition: Learn more about ASCO’s partnership with U.S. Figure Skating and Cancer.Net’s role in the 2009 Skate America, airing live on NBC on Sunday, November 15 from 2-4 PM EST.

ASCO Joins Kaleidoscope: Learn more about the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s involvement with Kaleidoscope, a holiday entertainment variety special featuring Olympic skating champions and GRAMMY Award-winning music artists. Aimed at raising cancer awareness, this event will be broadcast nationally on FOX on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2009.

The ASCO Cancer Foundation rings the NYSE Closing Bell: Olympic swimmer and testicular cancer survivor Eric Shanteau joined The ASCO Cancer Foundation and ASCO in ringing the New York Stock Exchange’s closing bell to raise awareness for the need for continued funding for cancer research, improving cancer prevention and patient care through education, and giving patients the best, most reliable cancer information.

ASCO Joins Frosted Pink With A Twist: The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) joined forces with five other national cancer organizations in a landmark television event and multimedia education campaign --Frosted Pink with a Twist -- to raise awareness of cancer and inspire the public to learn more about early detection, prevention, and advances in cancer care and treatment. Cancer.Net is the official clinical cancer information resource for Frosted Pink with a Twist.