Asco In Action Podcast

Subscribe to the podcast through iTunes and Google Play.    Dr. Clifford A. Hudis: Welcome to this ASCO in Action podcast. This is ASCO's podcast series where we explore policy and practice issues that impact oncologists, the entire cancer care delivery team, and the individuals we care for-- people with cancer. My name is Clifford Hudis, and I'm the CEO of ASCO as well as the host of the ASCO in Action podcast series. For today's podcast, I am delighted to have as my guest Dr. Ned Sharpless, the director of the National Cancer Institute. The NCI is the largest funder of cancer research in the world, and it has helped to drive many of the major prevention and treatment advances we've seen over the past 50 years. This includes things like HPV vaccination and the identification of the link between HER2 status and breast cancer outcomes and treatment, as well as new discoveries that have dramatically improved outcomes for childhood cancer. Dr. Sharpless, welcome, and thank you for joining me today. Now, we rea