ASCO Connection

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May 23, 2023

Whether you participate in person in Chicago, watch sessions online, or keep up with the meeting outcomes and conversations on social media (or any combination of these), I hope the ASCO Annual...

The Australasian Teletrial Model: A National Approach to Decentralizing Clinical Trials Into Regional and Rural Communities

International Perspectives

May 04, 2023

"If we can provide chemotherapy services through a tele-chemotherapy model at smaller rural centers, why can’t we do the same for clinical trials?" asks Dr. Sabe Sabesan.

Here for the Socks: Building the Physician-Patient Relationship in an Unexpected Way

Guest Commentary

Apr 20, 2023

Novelty socks were the surprising vessel through which Dr. Jon Steinmetz built trust and connection with a withdrawn patient.

It Is Time We Retire the “Back in My Day” Platitudes in Health Care

Inas Abuali, MD, FACP

Apr 18, 2023

We cannot self-care our way out of the current structural failures in our health care system that contribute to burnout. We can and must do better for our learners and for our workforce.

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When the Two M’s — Motherhood and Medical Oncology — Intersect

Women in Oncology

Apr 06, 2023

According to Dr. Atlal Abusanad, "My experience caring for a newborn as a consultant medical oncologist is different from residency training, when I had my firstborn—both are challenging, but the...

Yes! Tumor Boards Have a Place at All Major Oncology Meetings

Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FASCO, FACP

Mar 30, 2023

The 2023 Beirut Breast Cancer Conference featured four tumor board sessions, a high-profile Opening Session panel debate, and a Closing Ceremony that included a piano performance.

ASCO Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Course in Brazil Offers Practical Framework for Engaging Tumor Boards

Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MPH, MBA, MSc, MA, FACS, FRCS, FASCO

Mar 07, 2023

I recently visited Porto Alegre, Brazil, for an ASCO Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Course. Reducing the global cancer burden is a formidable goal, but one to which ASCO is incredibly committed.

Dr. Eric P. Winer gives his Presidential Address at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.

2023 Presidential Address — Partnering With Patients: The Cornerstone of Clinical Care and Research

At the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting, Dr. Eric P. Winer shared five lessons for the physician-patient relationship in a highly personal talk based on his lived experience as a patient and a cancer care provider.