American Society of Preventive Oncology

American Society of Preventive Oncology
Abbreviation ASPO
Type Learned society
Purpose Cancer prevention
Headquarters Madison, Wisconsin
President
 Polly Newcomb
Secretary/Treasurer
 Susan Steck
Website aspo.org

The American Society of Preventive Oncology is a multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to cancer prevention. It was established in 1976.[1] In 1992, the society established the Cullen Memorial Award, named after Joseph W. Cullen, which is given at each of their annual meetings to an individual who has made distinguished achievements in tobacco control.[2] Ellen Gritz was the award's first recipient.[3] As of 2007, the society had nine special interest groups: Chemoprevention, Molecular Epidemiology, Tobacco, Diet & Nutrition, Screening, Behavioral Oncology & Cancer Communication, Junior Career Development, Cancer Survivorship, and International Cancer Prevention.[4] The society has held an annual scientific conference for 41 years. The 41st of these conferences was held in Seattle in March 2017.[5]

References

  1. ↑ O'Neill, S. C.; Thompson, C. L.; Kapp, J. M.; Worthington, J. L.; Graves, K. D.; Madlensky, L. (8 August 2010). "Job Satisfaction in Cancer Prevention and Control: A Survey of the American Society of Preventive Oncology". Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 19 (8): 2110–2112. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0629. PMC 3031912.
  2. ↑ "Ribisl receives American Society of Preventive Oncology award for efforts to reduce tobacco use". Gillings School of Global Public Health News. University of North Carolina. 16 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Gritz, ER (1992). "Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award Lecture. Paving the road from basic research to policy: cigarette smoking as a prototype issue for cancer control science". Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 1 (6): 427–34. PMID 1302553.
  4. ↑ Trentham-Dietz, A.; Buist, D. S.M.; Kelly, K. M.; Jacobson, J. S.; Paskett, E. (1 September 2007). "Charting a Strategic Direction for the American Society of Preventive Oncology's Survivorship Interest Group". Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 16 (9): 1912–1913. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-0773.
  5. ↑ Tompa, Rachel (15 March 2017). "What we're learning about cancer-causing bacteria and viruses". Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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