‘COVID-19 & Cancer Care’ briefing March 30 features new survey data from leaders of physician and survivor groups

Experts from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) will discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer diagnoses and care during a virtual media briefing on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. The briefing will also feature the first report of a new physician survey from ASTRO that indicates the pandemic has led to more advanced-stage cancer diagnoses.

Speakers include:

• Thomas J. Eichler, MD, FASTRO, Chair of the ASTRO Board of Directors
• Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD, ASTRO Board of Directors, Executive Director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
• Shelley Fuld Nasso, CEO of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

To register for the briefing, visit http://bit.ly/astrocovidbriefing or email ASTRO’s media relations team at [email protected]. For more information about ASTRO’s response to COVID-19, visit astro.org/covid19.

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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is the largest radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 10,000 members who are physicians, nurses, biologists, physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists and other health care professionals who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. For information on radiation therapy, visit RTAnswers.org. To learn more about ASTRO, visit our website and follow us on social media.