Color Health Announces Support for Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award in Survivorship

Grant competition will kick off to identify an outstanding young investigator conducting breakthrough research in cancer survivorship

BURLINGAME, Calif., June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Color Health is pleased to announce, in collaboration with the award founders, it has provided support for a 2026 Conquer Cancer^®, the ASCO Foundation, Young Investigator Award (YIA), focused on Survivorship Research. The goal of this $50,000 grant is to support top young investigators conducting compelling, breakthrough research in the understudied area of living well after a cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Conquer Cancer will launch a special competition calling for applicants of this YIA in Survivorship Research on July 1, 2025, as part of its 2026 Grants & Awards Program. The competition is designed to identify, celebrate, and support the best and brightest young researcher in the field of survivorship, and to increase the awareness of the unmet needs of people who survive cancer. The inaugural recipient of this one-year grant will be announced at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). 

"Ringing the bell after chemotherapy doesn't just mark the end of treatment – it marks the beginning of a new identity and path: survivorship. For many, that chapter requires navigating life-altering complications and symptoms from cancer and its treatment, managing long-term health effects, accessing preventive care, and staying on top of cancer screening while also returning to the work, hobbies and people they love," said Rebecca Miksad, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer at Color Health and a practicing medical oncologist. "As a former Conquer Cancer YIA recipient, I am thrilled to deepen our collaboration with Conquer Cancer and support advancements that improve the lives of patients with cancer."

"Survivorship is an area of cancer care that is traditionally overlooked and severely underfunded," said Dr. Lidia Schapira, Stanford University Professor of Medicine, medical oncologist, and one of the donors providing support for the grant. "We hope this grant will help to change that. As an oncologist, researcher and mentor, I know firsthand how important research funding is for young investigators, and for advancing innovations in oncology."

The vision of Conquer Cancer — a world where cancer is prevented or cured, and every survivor is healthy — aligns with Color Health's mission and services. Operating the only 50-state Virtual Cancer Clinic led by oncologists, Color Health is decreasing the burden of cancer for all by delivering center of excellence care at every phase of the cancer spectrum, from screening and prevention, to diagnosis and treatment support, all the way through survivorship.

For more on Color Health's perspective on survivorship, please see a recent contributed article in The Cancer Letter.

About Conquer Cancer^®, the ASCO Foundation
Conquer Cancer funds research for every cancer, to help every patient, everywhere. Since 1984, its Grants & Awards program has awarded more than $203 million through more than 9,800 grants and awards to improve cancer care and accelerate breakthroughs in clinical and translational oncology research. Conquer Cancer donors support vital programs needed to deliver the highest quality patient care and share a vision of a world where cancer is prevented or cured, and every survivor is healthy. For more information visit CONQUER.ORG.

About Color Health
Color Health is changing the way patients access cancer care through a first-of-its-kind, vertically integrated, and fully owned Virtual Cancer Clinic. Powered by a 50-state oncologist-led team of clinical experts, Color provides proactive, evidence-based care that is accessible to anyone, anytime, and at every step of the cancer journey. We partner with employers, health plans, unions, and government agencies to improve accessibility of early interventions, timely diagnosis, oncology care management, and survivorship care. Connect with Color on X, LinkedIn, Facebook and www.color.com.

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