BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-/-/EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BASO~ACS Annual Scientific Conference 2025 UID:7 DESCRIPTION:Meeting Theme: Global Initiatives in Cancer CareWe extend our heartfelt thanks to our valued members, distinguished delegates, inspiring speakers, and generous sponsors for their outstanding contributions to the success of the BASO 2025 Annual Scientific Conference.\n\nAt BASO, our commitment to delivering high-quality education and advancing cancer care through surgical excellence-both within the UK and internationally-remains central to our mission. The enthusiasm, engagement, and collaboration demonstrated throughout this year's meeting reflect our shared dedication to improving outcomes for patients and driving continued progress in surgical oncology.\n\nWe appreciate your continued involvement and look forward to building on this momentum as we work together to shape the future of cancer care.\n\nMeeting Photographs\n\n(Click on the image above to browse the conference photographs)\n\nMeeting ProgrammeThis year's programme reflected the truly global nature of surgical oncology, featuring distinguished speakers and expert leaders who are driving innovation, equity, and collaboration worldwide. From the State of the Art Lectures on Advances in Global Initiatives in Cancer Surgery and the Global Forum of Surgeons, to sessions on education and high-quality proffered papers, the meeting celebrated the power of partnership in advancing patient care and promoting surgical excellence.\n\nRead More\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nMEETING HIGHLIGHTS and WEBCASTS\n\n(Click on the image above to see the highlights and webcasts)\n\n2025 PLENARY AWARDS\n\n\n\n\n\nThe following BASO Prizes were presented at this meeting:\n\nRonald Raven Oral Presentation Prize - Mr Stephen Chapman\nAbstract 18: Development and feasibility assessment of a multi-modal education intervention to improve recovery for patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer (Recover)\nBASO~ACS Oral Presentation Prize - Mr Georgios - Ioannis Verras\nAbstract 48: Genome-wide association study identifies novel pancreatic cancer loci in known genes and implicates SAMD11 and CHST6 as new susceptibility genes: Preliminary findings from the UK Biobank\nAlan Edward Poster Prize - Mr Michael Wong Abstract 34: Integrating\nMethylomic and Fragmentomic Profiling in Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Unravelling Novel Epigenetic Signatures\nBASO Trainees Oral Presentation Prize - Miss Mhairi Mactier Abstract\n64: PAUS2: Long-Term Oncological Outcomes in Breast Cancer Following Surgical Site Infection - A Prospective Cohort Study\nBASO Trainees Poster Presentation Prize - Dr Jannis Duhn Abstract\n127: Current Landscape and Clinical Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Population-based Analysis from the Association of German Tumor Centers\nBASO Medical Student Oral Presentation Prize - Mr Ryhan Divyang Patel\nAbstract 37: Extracellular Vesicle-Derived miRNAs as Diagnostic Biomarkers for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review of Methodological Rigour and Clinical Applicability\nBASO Medical Student Poster Presentation Prize - Miss Caitlin Murnane and Miss Jessica Wild\nAbstract 01: CWPFs for chest wall reconstruction for locally advanced or recurrent breast cancer - A systematic review and our experience.\n\n \n\n \n\n DTSTART:20251110T140600Z DTEND:20251111T140600Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR