MD, MSc, FASCO
Richard M. Goldberg Distinguished Professor in Medical Oncology
Professor of Public Health, Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Director, Cancer Outcomes Research Program
Chief of Oncology
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Prevention and Control
Meet Ethan Basch
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Awards and Honors
- Elected to Board of Directors, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2019
- Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), 2018
- Awarded the Ware/Tarlov Career Achievement Prize in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures, Health Assessment Labs, 2017
- Ware/Tarlov Career Achievement Prize, 2017
- Visiting Scholar, University of Birmingham, England, 2017
- Visiting Scholar, Dartmouth University, 2016
- Appointee, Board of Scientific Advisors, National Cancer Institute, 2012
- Visiting Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2012
- Board of Directors, International Society for Quality of Life Research, 2011
- Federal Appointee, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Methodology Committee, 2011
- Career Development Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2006
- Research Investigator Award, Cancer and Leukemia Group B, 2004
- Carbone Young Investigator Award, Geriatric Oncology Consortium, 2004
- Merit Awards, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2004-2006
- Collins Research Award, Harvard Medical School, 1997
- Lally Research Scholarship, Harvard University, 1996
- Albert Schweitz Fellowship, 1996
- Fulbright Scholarship, 1989
- Baker Research Fellowship, Brown University, 1989
- Phi Beta Kappa, Magna cum laude, 1989
News and Stories
Using telehealth to regularly report symptoms improved overall well-being for patients with advanced cancer
Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, FASCO, reports that people with advanced cancer who reported their symptoms weekly using an electronic survey had better outcomes compared to those who were evaluated less frequently via in-person clinical visits.
UNC Lineberger faculty present research at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting
UNC Lineberger members will be presenting research findings, providing commentary and leading education sessions at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 58th annual meeting.
Weekly electronic reporting of symptoms improves care for patients with advanced cancer
People with advanced cancers who reported their symptoms weekly using a digital tool received more timely, and potentially life-saving treatment, compared to those who were evaluated less frequently via regular in-person clinical visits, according to findings from a national study led by Ethan Basch, MD, MSc.
New lung cancer screening recommendation expands access but may not address inequities
The editorial, published in JAMA, comes after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s newly released recommendation to expand eligibility for annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography.
