title: The American Society of Clinical Oncology's Efforts to Support Global Cancer Medicine.
abstract: Despite much progress in the management of malignant diseases, the number of new cases and cancer-related deaths continues to rise around the world. More than half of new cases occur in economically developing countries, where more than two thirds of cancer deaths are expected. However, implementation of all necessary steps to accomplish the dissemination of state-of-the-art prevention, diagnosis, and management will require increased allocation of resources, and, more importantly, harmonization of the efforts of hundreds of national and international public health agencies, policy-setting bodies, governments, pharmaceutical companies, and philanthropic organizations. More than 30% of the members of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) reside and practice outside US borders, and more than half of attendees at all of the scientific congresses and symposia organized by ASCO are international. As cancer has become an increasingly global disease, ASCO has evolved as a global organization. The ASCO Board of Directors currently includes members from France, Brazil, and Canada. In 2013, the ASCO Board of Directors identified a number of strategic priorities for the future. Recognizing the importance of non-US members to the society, their first strategic priority was improving the society's service to non-US members and defining these members' identity in the international oncology community. This article reviews current ASCO activities in the international arena and its future plans in global oncology.
authors.affiliation: Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Nagi S. El-Saghir, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Tanja Cufer, University of Ljubljana and University Clinic Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia; Eduardo Cazap, National Cancer Institute of Argentina, Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Roselle de Guzman, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, the Philippines; Nicholas Anthony Othieno-Abinya, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Jose Angel Sanchez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; and Doug Pyle, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA. ghortoba@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Gabriel N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Hortobagyi
authors.affiliation: Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Nagi S. El-Saghir, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Tanja Cufer, University of Ljubljana and University Clinic Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia; Eduardo Cazap, National Cancer Institute of Argentina, Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Roselle de Guzman, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, the Philippines; Nicholas Anthony Othieno-Abinya, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Jose Angel Sanchez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; and Doug Pyle, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.
authors.forename: Nagi S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: El-Saghir
authors.affiliation: Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Nagi S. El-Saghir, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Tanja Cufer, University of Ljubljana and University Clinic Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia; Eduardo Cazap, National Cancer Institute of Argentina, Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Roselle de Guzman, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, the Philippines; Nicholas Anthony Othieno-Abinya, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Jose Angel Sanchez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; and Doug Pyle, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cufer
authors.affiliation: Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Nagi S. El-Saghir, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Tanja Cufer, University of Ljubljana and University Clinic Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia; Eduardo Cazap, National Cancer Institute of Argentina, Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Roselle de Guzman, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, the Philippines; Nicholas Anthony Othieno-Abinya, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Jose Angel Sanchez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; and Doug Pyle, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cazap
authors.affiliation: Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Nagi S. El-Saghir, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Tanja Cufer, University of Ljubljana and University Clinic Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia; Eduardo Cazap, National Cancer Institute of Argentina, Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Roselle de Guzman, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, the Philippines; Nicholas Anthony Othieno-Abinya, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Jose Angel Sanchez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; and Doug Pyle, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.
authors.forename: Roselle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Guzman
authors.affiliation: Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Nagi S. El-Saghir, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Tanja Cufer, University of Ljubljana and University Clinic Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia; Eduardo Cazap, National Cancer Institute of Argentina, Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Roselle de Guzman, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, the Philippines; Nicholas Anthony Othieno-Abinya, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Jose Angel Sanchez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; and Doug Pyle, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.
authors.forename: Nicholas Anthony
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Othieno-Abinya
authors.affiliation: Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Nagi S. El-Saghir, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Tanja Cufer, University of Ljubljana and University Clinic Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia; Eduardo Cazap, National Cancer Institute of Argentina, Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Roselle de Guzman, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, the Philippines; Nicholas Anthony Othieno-Abinya, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Jose Angel Sanchez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; and Doug Pyle, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.
authors.forename: Jose Angel
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Nagi S. El-Saghir, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Tanja Cufer, University of Ljubljana and University Clinic Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia; Eduardo Cazap, National Cancer Institute of Argentina, Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Roselle de Guzman, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, the Philippines; Nicholas Anthony Othieno-Abinya, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Jose Angel Sanchez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; and Doug Pyle, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.
authors.forename: Doug
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pyle
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014481:United States