The American Society of Preventive Oncology is a multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to

cancer prevention Cancer prevention is the practice of taking active measures to decrease the incidence of cancer and mortality. The practice of prevention is dependent upon both individual efforts to improve lifestyle and seek preventive screening, and socioeconomi ...

and control research. It was established in 1976. The society contributes 48 pages per year to the Journal ''

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention ''Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal devoted to research in the field of cancer epidemiology. Topics include descriptive, analytical, biochemical, and molecular epidemiology, the use of biomarkers to ...

'' published by the

American Association for Cancer Research The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world's oldest and largest professional association related to cancer research. Based in Philadelphia, the AACR focuses on all aspects of cancer research, including basic, clinical, and t ...

. In 1992, the society established the Cullen Memorial Award, named after Joseph W. Cullen, which is given at each of their annual meetings to an individual who has made distinguished achievements in

tobacco control Tobacco control is a field of international public health science, policy and practice dedicated to addressing tobacco use and thereby reducing the morbidity and mortality it causes. Since most cigarettes and cigars and hookahs contain/use to ...

. Ellen Gritz was the award's first recipient. The society has eight special interest groups: Behavioral Science & Health Communication; Lifestyles Behavior, Energy Balance & Chemoprevention; Molecular Epidemiology & the Environment; Early Detection & Risk Prediction of Cancer; Cancer Health Disparities; Survivorship & Health Outcomes; Junior Investigators; and International Issues in Cancer. Since 2017 ASPO has hosted monthly webinars led by the special interest groups. The society has held an annual scientific conference for 44 years. The 44th and 45th of these conferences were held virtually in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In-person conferences resumed in 2022. Conferences are held in March and supported by a National Institute of Health R13 grant.

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