The American Society of Preventive Oncology is a multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to cancer prevention and control research. It was established in 1976.[1] The society contributes 48 pages per year to the Journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention published by the American Association for Cancer Research.
| Abbreviation | ASPO |
|---|---|
| Type | Learned society |
| Purpose | Cancer prevention |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana |
President | Anita Kinney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FABMR, Rutgers University |
Secretary/Treasurer | Allison Burton-Chase, PhD, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences |
President-Elect | Michael Scheurer, PhD, MPH, Baylor College of Medicine |
Executive Director | Nicole Brandt |
| Website | aspo |
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]
The society has eight special interest groups: Behavioral Science & Health Communication; Lifestyles Behavior, Energy Balance & Chemoprevention; Molecular Epidemiology & the Environment; Early Detection & Risk Prediction of Cancer; Cancer Health Disparities; Survivorship & Health Outcomes; Junior Investigators; and International Issues in Cancer.[4] Since 2017 ASPO has hosted monthly webinars led by the special interest groups.
The society has held an annual scientific conference for 44 years. The 44th and 45th of these conferences were held virtually in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.[5] In-person conferences resumed in 2022. Conferences are held in March and supported by a National Institute of Health R13 grant.
References
edit- ^ 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. PMID 20696666.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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. 1 (6): 427–34. PMID 1302553.
- ^ 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. PMID 17855715.
- ^ Tompa, Rachel (15 March 2017). "What we're learning about cancer-causing bacteria and viruses". Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.