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Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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Cancer Programs

CoC Annual Cancer Research Paper Competition

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) and American Cancer Society host an annual paper competition for physicians-in-training to foster the importance of oncologic research in support of its mission.

Papers can be submitted under one of the two following categories:

  1. Clinical Research
  2. Basic Science

First-, second-, and third-place winners will be selected from each category.

2025 Cancer Research Paper Competition

Details about the 2025 Cancer Research Paper Competition will be available soon.

2024 Cancer Research Paper Competition Winners

Clinical Research

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First Place

Richard Sassun, MD
Mayo Clinic Rochester

Paper Title: A Validated Integration Of Tumor Deposits In N Staging For Prognostication In Colon Cancer

Awarded $1,000 honorarium.

Presentation | Abstract

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Second Place

Kelley Chan, MD, MS
Loyola University Medical Center

Paper Title

Commission on Cancer Hospital Accreditation Status is Associated with Increased Delivery of Guideline-Concordant Care for Highly Vulnerable Patients with Breast Cancer

Awarded $500 honorarium.

Presentation | Abstract

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Third Place

Jamie A. Hillas, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Paper Title

Relationships Matter: Matching Barriers to Implementation Strategies for Commission on Cancer’s Breast Surgical Standards

Awarded $500 honorarium.

Presentation | Abstract

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Third Place

Amelia Wong, DO
University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine

Paper Title

An Innovative Pathway to Diagnose, Stage and Treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Addressing Treatment Delays in the Pacific Region

Awarded $500 honorarium.

Presentation | Abstract