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Atlanta 2001/11/05 -The American Cancer Society, the nation’s leading voluntary health agency, presented its Humanitarian Award to Reginald C.S. Ho, MD, of Honolulu, Hawaii, during the Society’s annual meeting at the Hilton Anaheim Hotel in Anaheim, California. The American Cancer Society presents this award for dedication to the improvement of cancer control and for genuine accomplishment in human welfare. Dr. Ho’s exemplifies both through his commitment to finding better and more effective ways to care for patients, and treat cancer pain, and his efforts to provide the best possible cancer care for minority populations.
Dr. Ho is a practicing oncologist and clinical professor of medicine at the Straub Clinic and Hospital in Honolulu. He received his medical degree at the St. Louis University School of Medicine. After an internship and residency at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals, he held an American Cancer Society clinical fellowship in hematology and oncology at Barnes Hospital,
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. He was the principal investigator of the Hawaii Community Clinical Oncology Program. Dr. Ho was President of the American Cancer Society in 1992-1993.
In 1991, Dr. Ho assembled an American Cancer Society Committee on Cancer Pain Management that put together recommendations on what the Society can do to improve the management of cancer pain in the United States. Because of his Asian American heritage, Dr. Ho became active in organizations which directed their efforts to obtaining optimal cancer care in this minority population. He has been particularly involved with the Asian and Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivor Network, and APPEAL, an organization that works to decrease tobacco use among Asian Americans.
Dr. Ho’s citation reads: “for his outstanding career in medical oncology; for his continuing interest in finding more effective cancer treatment drugs through clinical trials; for his quest to maintain quality of life for cancer patients throughout the longest survival possible; for his ongoing search for better ways to treat patients with pain; for his active role in improving cancer care for the Asian and Pacific Islander populations; and for his leadership with the American Cancer Society and many other cancer organizations, encouraging the cooperation necessary to conquer the disease.”
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy and service.
For information about cancer, call toll-free anytime 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit the American Cancer Society Web-site at www.cancer.org.
Joann Schellenbach
Corporate Communications
American Cancer Society
212-382-2169
jschelle@cancer.org
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