American Society of Preventive Oncology

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American Society of Preventive Oncology
AbbreviationASPO
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.org

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.

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.

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