Lynn M. Schuchter: 10 years since WHO palliative care assembly resolution 67.19

Lynn M. Schuchter shared a post on X:

“10 years since WHO palliative care assembly resolution 67.19- Has this improved access to care?

Yes, but not enough- brilliant panel highlighted global efforts to make a difference +enhance integration of palliative care +access to pain meds.”

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Lynn M. Schuchter is the President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Dr. Schuchter is the Chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center and Professor of Hematology-Oncology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Schuchter served on the ASCO Board of Directors from 2009 to 2012, as well as several ASCO committees, including terms as Chair of the Annual Meeting Scientific Program Committee, Cancer Research Committee, and Cancer Communications Committee. In 2019, she was awarded ASCO’s Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award.