Narjust Florez: To this Latina that left everything behind to pursue a dream becoming FASCO

Narjust Florez shared ASCO’s post on X/Twitter and added:

“To this Latina that left everything behind to pursue a dream becoming FASCO only 4 years after completing training is something that I would have never imagined.

Grandma, I’m FASCO now!”

Quoting ASCO’s post:

“Join us in congratulating the following members on earning the Fellow of ASCO (FASCO) distinction this quarter! We’re grateful for your extraordinary volunteer service, dedication, and commitment to ASCO.
Learn more about the FASCO distinction.”

Source: Narjust Florez/X and ASCO/X

Narjust Florez is the Associate Director of the Cancer Care Equity Program and a thoracic medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. She is the principal investigator of the Sexual Health Assessment in Women with Lung Cancer (SHAWL) Study, the largest study to date evaluating sexual dysfunction in women with lung cancer. She received the 2020 Rising Star award by the LEAD National Conference for women in hematology and oncology. In addition, Dr. Florez founded the Florez Lab in 2019. The laboratory focuses on lung cancer, social justice issues in medicine, and medical education.