# Lori J. Pierce

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## TL;DR

Lori Pierce is a breast radiation oncologist and ASCO past president focused on equity in cancer care.

## Summary

Lori Pierce is Professor of Radiation Oncology and Vice Provost at the University of Michigan, within the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, a senior NRG Oncology investigator and past president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for 2020 to 2021. A breast radiation oncologist, she studies radiotherapy in BRCA carriers and breast cancer outcomes by race, with a focus on health equity. Her papers include a comparison of breast conservation and mastectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers with operable breast cancer and ten-year multi-institutional results of breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy in BRCA1/2-associated stage I/II breast cancer. Her work spans triple-negative and HR-positive breast cancer and modern radiotherapy.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Role: Professor of Radiation Oncology and Vice Provost, University of Michigan; NRG Oncology investigator; ASCO Past President (2020-2021)
- Specialisms: Breast radiotherapy; Health equity; Radiation oncology

## Sources

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori_J._Pierce
- Michigan Medicine: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/radiation-oncology
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Pierce%20LJ%5BAuthor%5D
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Lori%20J.%20Pierce

## Connected records

- cancers: [HR-positive / HER2-negative breast cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-hr-positive/), [Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)](https://onco.cc/cancers/tnbc/)
- technologies: [IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam)](https://onco.cc/technologies/imrt-igrt/)
- targets: [BRCA1 / BRCA2 (HRD)](https://onco.cc/targets/brca/)
- companies: [NRG Oncology](https://onco.cc/companies/nrg-oncology/)
- institutions: [American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)](https://onco.cc/institutions/asco/), [University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/michigan-rogel/)
- journals: [Breast cancer research and treatment](https://onco.cc/journals/breast-cancer-research-and-treatment/)

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