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Guest Commentary
Jan 19, 2021
Advanced Fellowships in Oncology: Do I Need One?
Do you need to do an advanced fellowship? Dr. Samer Al Hadidi explores the opportunities and drawbacks, and acknowledges that in the current system, the answer is, "It depends."  
Linda R. Duska, MD, MPH
Jan 15, 2021
Making Meaningful Progress Toward Health Equity
In this new year we must remain alert to our own prejudices, and be vigilant about keeping our personal biases out of the charts and out of our discussions with colleagues, patients, and caregivers. 
Guest Commentary
Jan 15, 2021
My ASCO Journey
It was clear to chief medical officer Dr. Richard L. Schilsky that ASCO would be his professional home throughout his career. He shares reflections on the role of the Society ahead of his retirement, after 8 years as CMO, in February.
Guest Commentary
Jan 12, 2021
Challenge Your Biases: Understanding Your Patient Is Key to Providing High-Quality, Empathetic Care
"It is far too common that patients with less access to care or different skin color or unfamiliar language are assumed to not understand," writes Dr. Jacquelyne Gaddy. "Maybe it is in fact that we didn’t take the time to understand."
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Clifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO

Clifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO, is the CEO of ASCO, executive vice chair of Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, and chair of CancerLinQ. Prior to these roles, he served as chief of the Breast Medicine Service and an attending physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and as a professor in the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is a past president of ASCO. His research interests include all areas of care related to breast cancer, with a focus on the development of novel systemic therapies and prevention interventions related to obesity and inflammation. Follow Dr. Hudis on Twitter @CliffordHudis.

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Aug 18, 2020
A Conversation With Dr. Lori J. Pierce on Her Plans to Improve Cancer Care Equity During Her ASCO Presidential Year
ASCO president Dr. Lori J. Pierce and I discuss her background, her presidential theme, and ASCO efforts related to health equity and representation.
Jul 07, 2020
ASCO Special Report: Resuming Cancer Care Delivery During COVID-19
Dr. Piyush Srivastava outlines recommendations from the recently released ASCO Special Report provided for oncology practices as they return to more routine care delivery in the pandemic.
Jun 18, 2020
Ethical Considerations for Allocating Scarce Resources During a Pandemic
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.
Jun 04, 2020
Warm Wishes to Rich: ASCO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Richard L. Schilsky to Retire in February 2021
A spirit of clinically relevant discovery and accessible, understandable knowledge dissemination is the profound legacy, responsibility, and obligation that Rich will leave at ASCO, and we will honor him by continuing this work at the level of rigor and quality he established.
May 26, 2020
Drug Repository Programs: A Conversation With Dr. Ray Page
Dr. Ray Page and I discuss the important role that drug repository programs can play in helping our patients afford their treatment while reducing the financial toll on the cancer care delivery system.
May 20, 2020
New ASCO Registry Helps Cancer Community Learn About COVID-19’s Impact on Cancer Care
We have an urgent need to learn more about how COVID-19 is directly and indirectly affecting the people with cancer whom we serve.

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