22 Posts You Should Not Miss From MASCC24!
The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) had its Annual Meeting this year (MASCC24) from June 27-29, 2024 in Lille, France.
The overall theme of the meeting was to ‘Empower People Impacted by Cancer and Living with Toxicities’.
Our team at OncoDaily has selected some highlights that you should not miss from this conference!
Our incoming Board of Directors for 2024-2026. Thank you to each one of you for your leadership, dedication, and vision for the future of MASCC.
I am grateful for the opportunity I had yesterday to present at MASCC24 on how advocates can support young adults living with cancer in their transition to palliative care.
It has been wonderful to reconnect with colleagues who share a passion for AYA care.
Thank you to the Canadian Cancer Society, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute and Dalhousie University‘s Faculty of Health for supporting my travel.
Gustave Roussy received the renewal of the MASCC Center of Excellence Certification. Thanks to our CEO Fabrice Barlesi and the amazing team of the DIOPP (Patient pathway Division).
We try daily to impact patients life through research (Ines Vaz Luis), education and care.
So proud of my research team and students. Five oral and poster presentations have been presented at the multinational institutions of supportive cancer care.
Dr Marc Poterre making a strong case for more care to be delivered at home incorporating systemic assessment of psychosocial needs and remote monitoring.
Had such a great time presenting our work on sex-based differences in adverse event risk in EGFRi and immunotherapy cancer treatment this morning at MASCC24!
Kicking off the session on prehabilitation by Dr Matt Wallen – Deputy Lead of the Flinders University Cancer Survivorship Program group!
The State of Science of Multimodal Prehabilitation: What’s next? Watch this space for the MASCC/ASCO Guidelines!
MASCC24 keeps on delivering! After the conference, heading to Paris, I’m sitting with three amazing nurses from Hong Kong. They’ve been searching for an exercise physiologist to discuss exercise and lymphedema, wanting to create educational resources.
Day 2 of MASCC24 is well underway!
We had a great plenary session today on home care and care closer to home with talks from Marc Poterre, Eduardo Bruera and Christine Boers, chaired by Maryam Lustberg and Mario Di Palma.
Many more insightful sessions are taking place this afternoon – for live updates, follow us on X.
And we are off! Impressive statistics! Well done, Alex Chan and the MASCC leadership!
Yesterday I had the honour to be part of a workshop dedicated to dissect the role of biomarkers in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neurotoxicity (CIPN), during the 2024 The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) meeting in Lille, France.
I had the opportunity to discuss this fascinating topic with great experts. This first step will lead to many more efforts of a multidisciplinary group to push forward the use of biomarkers in CIPN.
I am mostly grateful to Professor Ellen Smith for inviting me and to all the incredibly knowledgeable colleagues I had the opportunity to work with!
Disparity Committee was very productive at MASCC24 – we discussed DEI issues, resource stratified guidelines, including LMIC participation within MASCC, LGBTQ+ health. Strong leadership by Enrique Soto, Don S. Dizon and great members!
Great Geriatrics session at MASCC24 with presentations from Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, US, and The Netherlands/Mexico.
Presented my first oral presentation as a fellow at the MASCC conference! It was an incredible and educational experience. Grateful for the opportunity to share my work and learn from experts from around the world!
Brilliant to see paediatrics on the main stage at MASCC24 with a thoughtful plenary by pediatric oncologist Dr Cyril Lervat – highlighting innovations by some of my favourite researchers advancing digital innovations in PsyOnc, SuppOnc, PedPC plus elevating the child’s voice.
The affiliates are the core of MASCC. Involve your countries effort to enhance the supportive visibility and MASCC leadership.
We had the affiliates meeting with French speaking, Serbian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Morroco, Portuguese, Indian and Netherlands groups. We’re missing Armenian polish and Russians. Thanks to Corina van den Hurk for her great support to increase affiliates collaboration.
A big thank you once again to our dedicated Social Media Ambassadors for 2024!
Looking forward to more collaborative work together among International Society of Oral Oncology (ISOO).
Can’t wait to see how these collaborations unfold to improve patient care among head and neck cancer survivors!
Well that’s a wrap! What a perfect end to a fantastic MASCC24!
An action pack week full of engaging meetings, lots of entertainment with friends and colleagues, presentation of the recently published Dutch Registry finished off with the presentation of preliminary results of our Phase I/II trial in Singapore.
Very proud of the work we are doing around the world to support patients as well as the amazing relationships we are building with some of the best and brightest people in Supportive Cancer Care.
Thanks to our incredible Paxman Scalp Cooling team for making this week such a success and to the Board and Executive team at The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC).
Take a read of our press release to hear more about the CIPN prelim results.
It’s been an exciting 3 days of connecting and learning at MASCC24 in Lille, France.
I had the pleasure of presenting my masters thesis work related to what older adults living with and beyond cancer tell us about healthy aging. Looking forward to meeting again next year!
As the MASCC Annual Meeting wraps up, I return with valuable insights and new connections to better support our cancer patients.
Every individual, regardless of their illness, deserves dignity and a good quality of life. Let’s keep this in mind as we work towards establishing Armenia’s first Interdisciplinary Center for Supportive Medicine.
Grateful to The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) for the platform to share my initiative. Together, we are making a difference.
Stay tuned to OncoDaily for the latest highlights and updates from the MASCC Annual Meeting.
As our closing ceremony begins, thank you to everyone for a great MASCC24! Please remember to fill out the evaluation form and we’ll see you next year in Seattle for MASCC25!
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