Jo Cavallo

6 days ago | ascopost.com | Jo Cavallo

A phase III study has found that a 3-year structured exercise program initiated soon after completion of adjuvant chemotherapy improves disease-free and overall survival, as well as patient-reported physical functioning and health-related fitness, in patients with stage III and high-risk stage II colon cancer. The study is being presented during the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting (Abstract LBA3510).

1 week ago | ascopost.com | Jo Cavallo

At just 5 years old, Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH, FASCO, already knew that she wanted to be a physician when she grew up, although she can’t explain where the idea came from. She just knows the desire to help others was ingrained in her from a very early age. Growing up in New Delhi, India, where education and personal achievement rank high on the list of family priorities, Dr. Aggarwal felt a great sense of wanting to be of service.

2 weeks ago | ascopost.com | Jo Cavallo

Despite a 30-year history as an ASCO volunteer, for Eric J. Small, MD, FASCO, this past year as President-Elect has opened new perspectives on the organization he will soon lead as ASCO’s 62nd President, effective during the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting, May 30–June 3, 2025, in Chicago.

2 weeks ago | ascopost.com | Jo Cavallo

Despite the significant rise over the past 50 years in the use of evidence-based integrative medicine in conjunction with conventional cancer treatments—up from just 20% in the 1970s to about 80% in 20171—training opportunities in the fundamentals of this emerging field within the specialty of palliative medicine are not meeting patient demand.

2 weeks ago | ascopost.com | Bryant Lin |Jo Cavallo

Although I have spent the past 2 decades of my medical career as a primary care physician, educator, and researcher in conditions that disproportionately affect people of Asian descent, including lung cancer, I was still unprepared to hear the words “You have stage IV non–small cell lung adenocarcinoma.” The diagnosis came just before by 50th birthday in June 2024. I had been experiencing some mild coughing, which became more severe as time went on, and shortness of breath for several months.