ASCO Annual Meetings

In this section, Cancer.Net offers news for patients, and their family and friends, about the cancer care and treatment advances announced during the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Annual Meeting each year. The next meeting will be held June 1-5, 2012.

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The ASCO Annual Meeting is the premier educational and scientific event where oncology health care professionals gather to discuss the latest in cancer care. Thousands of scientific abstracts are released at this forum, and the news announced during each meeting includes the latest findings from cancer clinical trials, including new drug studies, that could change current standards of care. Cancer.Net's information helps people with cancer put into context these results and other news that is announced during the meeting, through the following sections:

Research Summaries: Read patient-friendly summaries of highlighted scientific abstracts, as well as search summaries of previous years’ meetings.

Audio Podcasts: Listen to leading experts give detailed analysis of top research news by disease-specific or topic area, in a downloadable and portable format.

Patient Education Videos: Watch videos led by cancer experts who break down the science into specific disease areas and explain what the studies mean for people with cancer.

Patient Advocate Programs: Learn more about the programs designed specifically for patient advocates at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

Events and Educational Opportunities: Get details about special events and happenings for the patient community at and in conjunction with the ASCO Annual Meeting.

Highlights of the Day: Daily guides of the highlighted research presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.