Whois & Analysis for asco.org

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is a professional organization representing physicians of all oncology sub-specialties who care for people with cancer.

Founded in 1964 by Drs.

Fred Ansfield, Harry Bisel, Herman Freckman, Arnoldus Goudsmit, Robert Talley, William Wilson, and Jane C.

Wright, ASCO represents more than 40,000 oncology professionals who care for people living with cancer.

As the world’s leading organization of its kind, ASCO's mission is to conquer cancer through research, education, and promotion of the highest quality patient care.

ASCO's vision is a world where cancer is prevented or cured, and every survivor is healthy.

Clinical trials are experiments or observations done in clinical research.

Such prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human participants are designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments (such as novel vaccines, drugs, dietary choices, dietary supplements, and medical devices) and known interventions that warrant further study and comparison.

Clinical trials generate data on safety and efficacy.

They are conducted only after they have received health authority/ethics committee approval in the country where approval of the therapy is sought.

These authorities are responsible for vetting the risk/benefit ratio of the trial – their approval does not mean that the therapy is 'safe' or effective, only that the trial may be conducted.

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.

Not all tumors are cancerous; benign tumors do not spread to other parts of the body.

Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss and a change in bowel movements.

While these symptoms may indicate cancer, they may have other causes.

Over 100 types of cancers affect humans.

A patient is any recipient of health care services.

The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a advanced practice registered nurse, physiotherapist, physician, physician assistant, psychologist, podiatrist, veterinarian, or other health care provider.

Quality control, or QC for short, is a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved in production.

ISO 9000 defines quality control as "A part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements".