Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC

Co-Founder VieCure. Editor-in-Chief, Supportive Care in Cancer; Prof (Adj), Department of Internal Medicine- Medical Oncology, OSU-- tweets are my own

[Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC @FredAshbury]

Hope to see you there!

[MASCC @CancerCareMASCC]

Save the date for the MASCC/ISOO 2027 Annual Meeting in Rotterdam, Netherlands from June 24 - 26.

Abstracts submissions will open in September 2026.

[Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC @FredAshbury]

Thanks to all the oncology nurses. What you do day in and day out is vital!!

[Darcy Burbage, DNP, RN, AOCN @DarcyBurbage]

Happy Cancer Nurses Day to our wonderful @oncologynursing colleagues in Australia 🇦🇺!
Thanks for all you do 🎉!

[MASCC @CancerCareMASCC]

This new MASCC position paper from Tim Cooksley (@acutemed2) and colleagues outlines an approach for acute ambulatory management of low-risk FN in patients treated with chemotherapy/ICI therapy.

Read the full open-access article here: https://t.co/dwFIsjyxA5

[Cristiane D Bergerot, PhD, FASCO @crisbergerot]

As part of the @TheLancetOncol Commission on the Human Crisis of Cancer, our global study found a striking gap btw the recognized need for #PsyOnc care and its actual delivery in routine cancer care @gkshapiro @BillyRosaPhD @wwtlam07 @itsnot_pink & cols

https://t.co/7Rm3Z2F1nw

[Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC @FredAshbury]

Congratulations to all the MASCC award winners. Thank you for everything you’re doing to improve the lives of those who are affected by cancer: “supportive care makes excellent cancer care possible”!

[Darcy Burbage, DNP, RN, AOCN @DarcyBurbage]

Congratulations to the #MASCC26 Award Winners 🎉!!

[Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC @FredAshbury]

Please make time to review @CancerCareMASCC

[MASCC @CancerCareMASCC]

Now available: “Assessing the Benefit of Specialist Palliative Care in Oncology: Rethinking Clinical Trial Design” from @AtriumHealthWFB Comprehensive Cancer Center Supportive Oncology Grand Rounds video series.

Watch now: https://t.co/Gs0Ha4I5Zv

[Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC @FredAshbury]

Privileged to have given a keynote address at CAPO 2026 in St. John’s NL, “The Next Frontier: Human-Centered Innovation in Psychosocial Oncology” - we don’t have an evidence problem for the benefits of PO interventions during the cancer journey, but we do have a delivery problem

[Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC @FredAshbury]

Congratulations Madeline on this wonderful acknowledgement of your work!

[CAPO @CAPO_ACOP]

#CAPO2026 The CIHR - Institute of Cancer Research & CAPO Research Excellence Award in Psychosocial Oncology– WINNER - Madeline Li! CONGRATULATIONS.

[CAPO @CAPO_ACOP]

The 41st Annual CAPO Conference – A New Horizon: Expanding the Access and Impact of Psychosocial Oncology - if off to a great start! Welcome from our President, Sheila Garland #CAPO2026

[CAPO @CAPO_ACOP]

Be sure to get your “I AM CAPO” photo taken at #CAPO2026. You deserve to be recognized as leaders in psychosocial oncology!

[CAPO @CAPO_ACOP]

On now at #CAPO2026: "Beyond the Algorithm: The Promise & Challenges of AI/Digital Tools as Partner in Psychosocial Cancer Care"

Featuring:

Dr. Jennifer A.H. Bell, MA, PhD
Dr. Jackie Bender
Dr. John-Jose Nuñez

Moderated by: Fred Ashbury, BA, MA, PhD FMASCC

[Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC @FredAshbury]

@crisbergerot @ASCO @apolo_andrea @gabe_a_brooks @DevikaDasMD @TDorffOnc @Areejmd @cancerassassin1 @KimmieNgMD @WalterStadler5 @TiansterZhang @helops79 @PauloBergerot @montypal @WilliamDale_MD @neerajaiims @DrChoueiri @NarjustFlorezMD @fumikochino @AmandaBinDC Congratulations!

[Cristiane D Bergerot, PhD, FASCO @crisbergerot]

Mental health should not depend on where patients receive treatment

RWD suggest Collaborative Care can reduce depressive symptoms across all severity levels in community settings, highlighting a scalable approach to improving #SuppCare #ASCO26 @ramsedhom

https://t.co/13KkrdijPt

[Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC @FredAshbury]

@crisbergerot @apolo_andrea @JCO_ASCO @JCOOP_ASCO @JCOGO_ASCO @ASCO @PauloBergerot @montypal @WilliamDale_MD @realbowtiedoc @DarcyBurbage @RyanNipp @FayUCCancerCr Well done!!

[Cristiane D Bergerot, PhD, FASCO @crisbergerot]

@DrN_CancerPCP highlighted @CancerCareMASCC @ASCO guideline on survivorship care for people w advanced/metastatic cancer:
🔹 Routine, longitudinal needs assessment
🔹 Multidisciplinary, coordinated care
🔹 Inclusion of caregivers
🔹 Focus on quality of life across the trajectory

[Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC @FredAshbury]

Excited to accept the invitation to serve as a member of the Digital Initiatives Special Interest Group for the American Society of Clinical Oncology!

[CAPO @CAPO_ACOP]

NEW UPDATE: DATE AND SPEAKER CHANGE

Join @CAPO_ACOP on Wednesday, March 18, 12 to 1 p.m. EST, for a Zoom webinar

Topic: From persistence to policy: Breaking barriers in rare cancers care

Learn more and register FOR FREE today! https://t.co/MCecxmf6Es

[Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC @FredAshbury]

Important and vital message

[CAPO @CAPO_ACOP]

"The integration of psychological services within cancer treatment has evolved from being non-existent, to an ancillary (nice-to-have) treatment, to being an essential aspect of..."

- Dr. Sheila Garland writing in the new Psynopsis: https://t.co/As65EWztvh

[CAPO @CAPO_ACOP]

DEADLINE IS TOMORROW!

The Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (@CAPO_ACOP) is now accepting abstracts for IN-PERSON posters, papers, and workshops for the 41st Annual Conference to be held in St. John’s, NL from June 8 to 9, 2026.

Read more https://t.co/6MroPFNvy5

[Fred Ashbury PhD FMASCC @FredAshbury]

Important read!

[MASCC @CancerCareMASCC]

New open-access article in @MASCC_JSCC: Risk factors associated with the co-occurrence of severe pain and sleep disturbance in oncology outpatients receiving chemotherapy

https://t.co/wk1n1BIBMH

#SuppOnc