The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has put together a brief research survey to learn more about patients’ experiences with cancer care. Specifically, ASCO is interested in patient’s perspectives on how things like diet, exercise, and weight management are incorporated into cancer care. … READ MORE …
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has just released the abstracts of papers to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting in Chicago, starting on Friday, May 31. … READ MORE …
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We are delighted to note that the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has now endorsed 66 of the 68 guidelines issued in April 2017 on the treatment of localized prostate cancer by a joint working group from the American Uriological Association (AUA), the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), and the Society for Urologic Oncology (SUO). … READ MORE …
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So there is no “revolutionary news” in relation to prostate cancer being presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Medical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago this year: no results of major phase III trials and no other critical new data that is likely to change physicians’ current practices when they get back home to their clinics. … READ MORE …
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Your sitemaster is uncertain whether to feel delighted or seriously concerned by the fact that the American Society for Medical Oncology (ASCO) has decided to issue guidelines for its members on how to communicate with patients. … READ MORE …
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The American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) just released the abstracts for the hundreds of presentations and posters that will be given at the upcoming annual meeting of ASCO in June in Chicago. … READ MORE …
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ASCO has just released a new set of provisional guidance (a “provisional clinical opinion” or PCO) on the second-line treatment of men with chemotherapy-naive, castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), i.e., men who are progressing on initial androgen deprivation therapy (ADT or “hormone” therapy) but who haven’t had docetaxel-based chemotherapy yet. … READ MORE …
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The publication of the ASCENDE-RT clinical trial (discussed here) has led to a revision in the brachytherapy guidelines (available here) issued jointly by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Cancer Care Ontario (CCO). The guidelines are for patients who choose radical therapy rather than active surveillance. … READ MORE …
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Before we have even made it to the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA, starting in New Orleans tomorrow), the abstracts for the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO, starting in Chicago in another couple of weeks) have now been made available. … READ MORE …
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has just published its first-ever policy statement on obesity and cancer, and is warning that “obesity could soon become the leading cause of cancer” here in America. … READ MORE …
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According to a statement made by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) this afternoon, the abstracts for papers being presented at the 50th annual meeting of ASCO will be posted on the meeting web site at 5:00p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, May 14 upcoming. … READ MORE …
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO have announced an initiative called “patientACCESS” that is designed to provide patients being treated for cancer and their caregivers with free access to medical research articles published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) and Journal of Oncology Practice (JOP). … READ MORE …
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As previously discussed on this blog, on July 16 the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) issued a provisional clinical opinion or PCO on the merits of screening for prostate cancer (see prior commentary on this PCO). … READ MORE …
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