On March 2, 2022, ASCO issued the following statement:
“ASCO stands with our Ukrainian members, the worldwide oncology community, and health-care providers around the globe in condemning Russia’s unprovoked war on Ukraine. We call for an immediate cessation of these hostilities and demand full protection and safety for all Ukrainian patients, health-care workers, and medical facilities.
“As a global cancer society, ASCO represents oncology professionals in Ukraine and its neighboring countries…. From within Ukraine and the surrounding regions we are hearing daily reports of cancer treatment interrupted by acts of war…. Countless patients now need to find cancer care in new and unfamiliar surroundings with limited medical records and minimal resources.
“Together with our European members and international partners, we … are providing active support for oncology care in Ukraine and in countries that are receiving these displaced patients to help avoid life-threatening disruptions in their cancer care. Interruption of life-saving cancer care simply adds to the massive pain and needless suffering caused by war. We are compelled by our vision of a world where cancer is prevented or cured and every survivor is healthy, to work together with all of our members to protect the health and well-being of people with cancer everywhere.”
