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We Must Vaccinate Our Most Vulnerable Patients Against the Most Preventable Diseases

Jun 25, 2019

As a physician and future pediatric oncologist, Dr. Rachel Offenbacher believes that providers have the responsibility to be vocal about the critical importance of vaccines.

Breakthrough: Why Now, Why Bangkok?

International Perspectives

Jun 25, 2019

"We are in a unique moment in terms of the pace of breakthroughs that are being made and the variety of places that breakthroughs are happening," writes Dr. Peter P. Yu.

Caring for Transgender Patients With Cancer

Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO

Jun 25, 2019

We owe it to this vulnerable population to check our assumptions and deliver the highest-quality cancer care in a safe and welcoming environment.

ASCO’s Delegation at the AMA House of Delegates: So Much More to Do

Edward Paul Balaban, DO, FACP, FASCO

Jun 20, 2019

Key cancer-related topics discussed at the AMA-HOD meeting included alcohol ingestion as a causation risk factor, appropriate guidelines for opioids in the cancer setting, and the use of de-...

Breakthrough: New Insights, Ideas, and Inspiration for Cancer Research

Gilberto Lopes, MD, MBA

Jun 11, 2019

I am excited about the entire Breakthrough program, including a session I am leading on the impact of social media and telehealth on cancer care.

Talk Less, Do More: Why It's Time to Just Put the Women in Charge

Miriam Knoll, MD

Jun 11, 2019

Real actions that promote women and under-represented groups in medicine are doable, starting today.

Nudging the Work-Life Pendulum

Merry Jennifer Markham, MD, FACP

Jun 03, 2019

The concept of work-life balance is a mirage. Instead, I think of it as a pendulum that sways between my priorities to match the moment and the setting.

Dr. Thomas J. Smith to Be Honored With Walther Cancer Foundation Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Endowed Award and Lecture From ASCO

Dr. Smith will accept his award and deliver a keynote address at the 2019 Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium taking place October 25-26 in San Francisco.