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ASTRO congratulates Dr. Stephen Hahn for securing Senate committee approval to lead U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Press releases may be edited for formatting or style | December 03, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va., December 3, 2019 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) expressed its support after the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted today to approve the nomination of radiation oncologist Stephen Hahn, MD, FASTRO, as the next Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Next, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will need to schedule a full Senate vote to confirm Dr. Hahn.

"On behalf of our more than 10,000 members, ASTRO commends Dr. Hahn for his thoughtful answers outlining his commitment to consumer safety during the committee hearing. We are pleased that Dr. Hahn received the votes needed to secure committee approval and will move on to a final confirmation vote. We join the growing number of research, provider and patient groups who also support Dr. Hahn, and we urge the Senate to swiftly confirm his nomination as head of the FDA," said Theodore L. DeWeese, MD, FASTRO, Chair of the ASTRO Board of Directors.

Dr. Hahn, the chief medical executive at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, was nominated November 1 by President Trump to be the nation's 24th FDA Commissioner. On behalf of ASTRO, Dr. DeWeese and other radiation oncology leaders expressed their support of Dr. Hahn's nomination when it was announced by the White House. The Cancer Leadership Council, a coalition of approximately 30 professional societies, cancer patient organizations and research organizations including ASTRO, also voiced its support of Dr. Hahn earlier this week.
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ABOUT ASTRO
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is the world's largest radiation oncology society, with more than 10,000 members who are physicians, nurses, biologists, physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists and other health care professionals who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. The Society is dedicated to improving patient care through professional education and training, support for clinical practice and health policy standards, advancement of science and research, and advocacy. ASTRO publishes three medical journals, International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Practical Radiation Oncology and Advances in Radiation Oncology; developed and maintains an extensive patient website, RT Answers; and created the nonprofit foundation Radiation Oncology Institute. To learn more about ASTRO, visit our website, sign up to receive our news and follow us on our blog, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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