51st Annual Meeting

April 11-13, 2027

Emory Conference Center

For Submission of oral presentations and posters at ASPO’s 51st Annual Meeting.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, October 9, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST.

ASPO encourages members and non-members to submit an abstract for consideration as either an oral or poster presentation. All abstracts must be data-driven. Abstracts for Oral Presentations will be selected based on their scientific review by the Program Committee and their alignment with the major sessions and topics of the meeting as outlined below. Please review these sessions and topics and think about how your abstract aligns with each.

2027 Annual Meeting: Main Symposia

• Resources and Cohorts for Investigating Cancer and Survivorship Across the Life Course
• Improving Access to Precision Oncology
• Role of Caregivers in Cancer Care and Survivorship
• Fertility and Family Planning in Survivors of Cancer

Sessions

There will be four 10 minute flash talks that will be selected from submitted abstracts. If you would like to be considered, please select the appropriate session below.

Emerging Topics:

• Financial Considerations in Cancer Prevention and Care
• Healthcare Utilization and Care Transition in Cancer Survivors
• Molecular Underpinnings of Cancer Risk and Outcomes
• Novel Interventions in Cancer Prevention and Surveillance

Call for Abstracts

Abstracts are sought across ASPO’s Cancer Prevention & Control Continuum, with particular interest in those addressing the following topic areas that align with the SIGs:

1. Cancer Disparities
2. Behavioral Science & Health Communication
3. Early Detection & Risk Prediction of Cancer
4. Global Cancer Research
5. Lifestyle & Preventive Interventions
6. Molecular Epidemiology & The Environment
7. Cancer Survivorship
8. Foundational Science & Policy
9. Community & Science

ASPO abstract review process:

• The ASPO Program Committee, along with volunteer reviewers, will review all abstracts and rank them based on a merit scoring system.
• The highest scoring abstracts will be selected for an oral presentation.

Please adhere to the following instructions to receive full consideration:

1. List title of abstract in Title box
2. List authors (last name first initial) in Author box
3. Select relevant topic area(s). You are welcome to select up to two areas.
4. Indicate preference for oral presentation or poster and if the corresponding author is a trainee (pre-doc, post-doc).
5. Provide a structured abstract (up to 2300 characters including spaces) with these sections:
1. Purpose of the study (one sentence if possible);
2. Methods;
3. Results (adequate to support conclusion);
4. Conclusions (Do not use phrases such as “The results will be discussed”).
5. No illustrations are permitted in this section.
6. List 2-3 Key words.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
To preserve the scientific integrity, originality, and accountability of all conference content, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools is prohibited in the creation or preparation of any materials submitted to the conference.

Each first author may submit a maximum of two (2) abstracts for consideration. Submissions exceeding this limit will not be accepted.

It is NOT possible to save partially completed abstracts. Therefore, we recommend that the complete document be prepared and finalized, then cut and pasted into the appropriate fields. Please note that it will not be possible to edit an abstract after it has been submitted.

**IMPORTANT** If you do not receive a confirmation email (check your spam box also) after submitting your abstract with the text exactly as you submitted, please contact Julie Graef at [email protected].

If your abstract is accepted, the corresponding author (or designated co-author) must register and attend the ASPO conference; otherwise, the abstract will be withdrawn.