Ensuring Equitable Cancer Care for Every Patient: A Conversation With 2020-2021 ASCO President Dr. Lori J. Pierce
After serving as ASCO president-elect in 2019-2020, Dr. Lori J. Pierce began her term as ASCO’s 57th president on June 1, 2020.
FEATURED BLOGS
A Message of Thanks and Encouragement to Hematology Oncology Graduates
Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FACP, FASCO
Jul 01, 2020
In this strange and socially distant year, I wanted to offer a few words of encouragement to our medical graduates in Lebanon and around the world.
Assumptions and Misunderstandings Lead to Relationship Distress
Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN
Jun 29, 2020
Assumptions are the opposite of open communication; they remain unsaid and often expand to include thoughts that are unrelated to the initial feeling.
Pluralism: When Will We Recognize Our Common Humanity?
Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MPH
Jun 22, 2020
Pervasive bias has been in this country for centuries, and quiet microaggressions and larger macroaggressions have been given a pass for far too long.
Ethical Considerations for Allocating Scarce Resources During a Pandemic
Clifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO
Jun 18, 2020
ASCO Ethics Committee chair Dr. Jonathan Marron and I discuss two recommendations from a recent paper on allocating scarce health care resources during COVID-19.
Caring for Patients With Cancer in the Era of Social Distancing: Pros and Cons of Telemedicine
Guest Commentary
Jun 16, 2020
Translating an oncology practice into telemedicine and socially distant consultations has its advantages and disadvantages, as Dr. Estelamari Rodriguez learned when her clinic transformed overnight...
We Are All In This Together
Edward Paul Balaban, DO, FACP, FASCO
Jun 10, 2020
Although our societal meetings, including the AMA House of Delegates meeting, are shortened, they have never been more important than they are at this moment.
Responding to Racism and Health Inequality as a Cancer Care Community
Lori J. Pierce, MD, FASCO
Jun 03, 2020
We must commit the same energy and focus we pour into conquering cancer to addressing systemic issues that affect the health of people of color in our country.
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Assumptions are the opposite of open communication; they remain unsaid and often expand to include thoughts that are unrelated to the initial feeling.
In this strange and socially distant year, I wanted to offer a few words of encouragement to our medical graduates in Lebanon and around the world.
Pervasive bias has been in this country for centuries, and quiet microaggressions and larger macroaggressions have been given a pass for far too long.