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Prof David Kerr appointed as founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Global Oncology

Awards and Appointments

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have appointed David Kerr, Professor of Cancer Medicine, University of Oxford, as founding Editor-in-Chief of the Society’s new Journal of Global Oncology (JGO). Professor Kerr will set the editorial scope and vision for JGO, an online-only, open-access journal that will focus on cancer care, research, and care delivery issues unique to countries and settings with limited healthcare resources.

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