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ASCOconnection.org is a forum for the exchange of views on topical issues in the field of oncology. The views expressed in the blogs, comments, and forums belong to the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Sandra M. Swain, MD, FACP

28 Mar 2013 09:34 AM

Bridging Inequities to Bring Hope to Patients Worldwide

I am so excited about the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting, and I hope that you will join us in Chicago—or if you can’t make it, through Virtual Meeting—to bring... Read more

Sandra M. Swain, MD, FACP
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S. Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS

S. Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS


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24 May 2013 09:23 AM

Preparing Patients for Toxicity—Physical and Financial

Everyone’s talking about health care costs these days. The presentations usually start with a chart of rising health care expenditures, the tip of the... Read more

Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP

Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP


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21 May 2013 10:04 AM

The ASCO Educational Book, a Labor of Love and a Work in Progress

Dear Colleagues,I hope you are excited about coming to Chicago for the 2013 Annual Meeting. It is my first year as the Editor of the Educational Book,... Read more

Abdul-Rahman Jazieh, MD, MPH

Abdul-Rahman Jazieh, MD, MPH


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17 May 2013 02:48 PM

Quality of Care: One on One!

Do you know that flying in an airplane 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for a few years is safer than being a patient in a hospital for a... Read more

David L. Graham, MD

David L. Graham, MD


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14 May 2013 10:55 AM

Everybody Dies: Let’s Be Honest with Ourselves

Our practice recently had a visiting speaker sponsored by a pharmaceutical company speaking on a new drug for the treatment of metastatic colorectal... Read more

Guest Commentary

Guest Commentary


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13 May 2013 03:09 PM

Making Headlines at ASCO’s Annual Meeting

By Jyoti D. Patel, MD With the Annual Meeting less than one month away, I am certainly excited to attend the world’s largest cancer meeting. Every... Read more

Peter Yu, MD

Peter Yu, MD


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27 Apr 2013 02:58 PM

Value Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Value-Based Medicine, if not yet a term for the ages, is an increasingly embraced concept for our times of diminishing health care resources, a time for... Read more

Jonathan Berek, MD, MMS

Jonathan Berek, MD, MMS


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23 Apr 2013 10:50 AM

Connecting the Practice-Changing with the Practical

This issue of our member magazine, ASCO Connection, certainly captures the dichotomies in oncology today. We have the promise of high-tech treatments... Read more

Heather M. Hylton, MS, PA-C

Heather M. Hylton, MS, PA-C


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20 Apr 2013 07:15 PM

The Spirit of Humanity

T.S. Eliot once penned April is the cruelest month.  I became conditioned to believe this after bearing witness to the tragic events in Oklahoma... Read more

International Perspectives

International Perspectives


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02 Apr 2013 09:03 AM

Access to Cancer Medications in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

By Gilberto de Lima Lopes, Jr., MD, MBA, FAMS And the sea comes, and summons our lives.—Pablo Neruda, Chilean Poet, Diplomat and Nobel laureate  ... Read more

Beverly Moy, MD, MPH

Beverly Moy, MD, MPH


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16 Mar 2013 02:17 PM

Women in Oncology: A View from the Trenches

Like many other readers of ascoconnection.org, I was inspired by ASCO president Sandra Swain’s blogs on Women in Oncology. Those blogs and the recent... Read more

Anees Chagpar, MD

Anees Chagpar, MD


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01 Mar 2013 10:24 PM

Stop the Madness!

Two weeks ago, I presented Yale Surgical Grand Rounds focused on Cost and Quality in Cancer Care. Amidst the talks in Washington regarding our unsustainable... Read more

Michael A. Thompson, MD, PhD

Michael A. Thompson, MD, PhD


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01 Mar 2013 10:25 AM

CPR in Advanced Cancer

I recently saw a new patient with advanced cancer in the intensive care unit (ICU). She had been treated with multiple lines of therapy at other cancer... Read more

Blase N. Polite, MD, MPP

Blase N. Polite, MD, MPP


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27 Feb 2013 12:57 PM

Medicare Financing: Let’s Get the Basics Right

In a previous life, I spent several years in the budget office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, working on Medicare budgets. My experience... Read more

John Cox, DO, MBA, FACP

John Cox, DO, MBA, FACP


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15 Jan 2013 07:28 AM

The JOP Provides Increased Visibility through NLM Indexing

The Journal of Oncology Practice (JOP) is in its eighth year of publication and has remained focused on presenting data-oriented articles highlighting... Read more

Linda R. Duska, MD

Linda R. Duska, MD


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04 Jan 2013 08:44 AM

Gaining Self-Awareness from Unexpected Places

A few months ago I took my then 17-year-old daughter to the Operating Room with me. I had a full day of surgery and she wanted to observe. She’s not... Read more

Michael Fisch, MD, MPH

Michael Fisch, MD, MPH


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05 Dec 2012 06:07 PM

Putting Twitter to Use Among Oncologists: Shared Note-Taking at National Meetings and Other Stuff

Still having trouble wrapping my head around all the tweets. They say so little…but I’ll keep trying. This simple statement by a colleague via email... Read more

Robert Miller, MD

Robert Miller, MD


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30 Sep 2012 09:47 AM

Whose Opinion Matters in Medical Decision-Making?

Caring for patients involves the formation of multiple opinions. Traditionally, the patient's physician generates the first opinion, with other clinicians... Read more

Michael Paul Link, MD

Michael Paul Link, MD


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17 Sep 2012 09:21 AM

Participate in ASCO Special Awards Nomination Process

Each year, ASCO presents awards to leading scientists, clinicians, and advocates whose contributions to our understanding and treatment of cancer and... Read more

Luke Nordquist MD, FACP

Luke Nordquist MD, FACP


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14 Aug 2012 11:44 AM

The Outpatient Oncology Practice: More than Meets the Eye

The typical community oncologist in the U.S. is spending progressively more time each day providing services that are necessary in order to provide... Read more

L. Michael Glodé, MD

L. Michael Glodé, MD


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04 Jun 2012 11:13 AM

Ethics and Statistics

Since I have no formal training in either of these disciplines, it is either possible (or likely) that I will say things that offend both camps. In three... Read more

George W. Sledge, Jr., MD

George W. Sledge, Jr., MD


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13 Feb 2012 11:15 AM

Shame and Anger

Reading the news about the current shortage of methotrexate filled me with shame and anger and sorrow. Sometime during the past few years my country,... Read more

Douglas Blayney, MD

Douglas Blayney, MD


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20 Apr 2011 08:46 AM

Personalized Medicine in Silicon Valley

In early February, my new patient was a middle-aged woman from here in Silicon Valley with a self-discovered 2 cm right breast mass. Her internist was... Read more

Clement Adebamowo, MD, ScD

Clement Adebamowo, MD, ScD


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20 Dec 2010 09:11 AM

Ecologic Fallacy and Cancer in Africa

This is not about global warming—- ;-) ! But how many times have you thought about ecologic fallacy? Not many of us think about it and would wonder what... Read more

Jamie H. Von Roenn, MD

Jamie H. Von Roenn, MD


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08 Nov 2010 09:18 AM

I'm an Oncologist

When I am at the check-out line in the grocery store, and someone asks me what I do for a living, it's always a bit of a challenge to listen to their... Read more


 

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