Vote in the ASCO Election by December 6, 2022
ASCO encourages all eligible members to cast their ballots to choose new Society leaders.
FEATURED BLOGS
Breast Cancer Awareness Campaigns Are Back in Full Action!
Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FASCO, FACP
Nov 17, 2022
After two years of limited activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, October Breast Cancer Awareness Month returned in 2022 with a variety of traditional and innovative activities worldwide.
Advancing Research in Resource-Limited Settings: Don’t Be Afraid to Dream Big
International Perspectives
Nov 10, 2022
"Cancer research relevant to LMICs is a necessity, not a luxury," writes Dr. Khalid El Bairi, and early-career oncologists in LMIC settings can advance cancer research in their communities.
Vote in the ASCO Election; Ballot Closes December 6
ASCO Commentary
Nov 10, 2022
ASCO president Dr. Eric P. Winer and Nominating Committee chair Dr. Beverly S. Mitchell call upon all eligible voters to make their voices heard in the ASCO election.
Fostering a Representative Workforce
Linda R. Duska, MD, MPH
Nov 10, 2022
A diverse workforce will benefit all of our patients by exposing us all to new and different ideas, allowing culturally competent care, and ultimately improving cancer care for all patients.
Cancer Care in the Hispanic/Latinx Population: A Tale From the Real World
Guest Commentary
Oct 26, 2022
The Hispanic/Latinx population living in the U.S. continues to face many challenges, including high uninsured rates, lack of representation in oncology clinical trials, poor access to health care,...
On Belonging
Inas Abuali, MD, FACP
Oct 20, 2022
How does someone like me achieve belonging, when my simple existence in certain spaces offends some, enrages others, and brings out many prejudices and stereotypes?
The Affair
Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN
Jul 19, 2022
Cancer changes the relationship between what we think is certain and the fallibility of our assumptions; it can also be a source of discovery about ourselves and our relationships.
Advertisement
Most Read
For more than two decades, health equity has been woven into every facet of the ASCO’s work to reduce longstanding disparities in cancer care; increasing workforce diversity has been a focal point in that effort.
Oncologist and advocate Dr. Jeff Ward believes in two ways to beat cancer: "One way was to be cured. The other was to live a life such that if one died, they could say they were proud of the life they chose to live and had not been beaten by the cancer."
Drs. Kibrom Hiluf, Mohammed Mustefa, Isaias Irgau, and Solomon Woldu describe the humanitarian crisis in Tigray in terms of its impact on patients with cancer and health care providers.
The Hispanic/Latinx population living in the U.S. continues to face many challenges, including high uninsured rates, lack of representation in oncology clinical trials, poor access to health care, and discrimination and biases, write Drs. Carol Ochoa, Tricia Kalwar, and Narjust Florez.
"Cancer research relevant to LMICs is a necessity, not a luxury," writes Dr. Khalid El Bairi, and early-career oncologists in LMIC settings can advance cancer research in their communities.