Welcome to MASCC
Leading supportive care in the 21st century.
Supportive Care in cancer is the prevention and management of the adverse effects of cancer and its treatment. This includes management of physical and psychological symptoms and side effects across the continuum of the cancer experience from diagnosis through anticancer treatment to post-treatment care. Enhancing rehabilitation, secondary cancer prevention, survivorship and end of life care are integral to Supportive Care.
Supportive Care:
- alleviates symptoms and complications of cancer
- reduces or prevents toxicities of treatment
- supports communication with patients about their disease and prognosis
- allows patients to tolerate and benefit from active therapy more easily
- eases emotional burden of patients and care givers
- helps cancer survivors with psychological and social problems
Membership
Top five reasons to Join MASCC Become a Member Participate in Study Groups FREE MASCC membershipMASCC Highlights
See the 2008 MASCC/ISOO International Symposium Presentations online! Audio and slide presentations from the symposium held on June 26-28 in Houston, Texas are now available. Search by session, day, speaker and keyword. Launch Virtual Meeting 2008
New!! Oral Chemotherapy Teaching Tool (MOATT)
The MOATT is a new tool developed by MASCC members and evaluated and revised so that it may be used worldwide. It is available in several languages that were translated using the standard forward/backward translation process.
MASCC Development Fund
Give a tax-free donation to support MASCC programs. To make a donation now, complete the Development Fund form, and return to Cynthia Rittenberg, Executive Director. You can also add a contribution when you renew your membership.
MASCC Symposium
Register for Rome 2009 Symposium Study Group Workshops Symposium Agenda Study Group Agenda
Supportive Care News
MASCC Pain Management Center. It contains a broad international synopsis of pain management resources including articles on guidelines and policies, courses, books, organizations, power point presentations, and preceptorships.
Antiemetic Guidelines Update
The Antiemetic Study Group will be holding a meeting June 19-22, 2009 where experts in CIMV will be updating the current MASCC antiemetic guidelines.
