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Guest Commentary
Mar 16, 2023
Set Up Your Collaborative Team for Success: A Guideline for Advanced Practice Provider/Physician Team-Based Care in Oncology
Clear expectations are key for effective teamwork. Tammy Triglianos, Dr. Ethan Basch, and Dr. Matthew Milowsky share a guidance document to facilitate excellent collaboration in advanced practice provider/physician teams.
Guest Commentary
Mar 14, 2023
Geriatric Oncology: A Training Opportunity That Has Come of Age
Four geriatric oncology experts answer five questions about the field, including what oncology trainees need to know, how to pursue consolidated training, and why geriatric oncology is a meaningful and rewarding career.
International Perspectives
Mar 14, 2023
I Travel for Global Oncology: The Tale of My Great Journey at the University of Lahore in Pakistan
Dr. Khalid El Bairi was invited to participate in the International Summit of Health Professionals in Pakistan, a country he only knew from the news and nature documentaries. The visit challenged his perceptions and allowed him to make valuable connections.
Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MPH, MBA, MSc, MA, FACS, FRCS, FASCO
Mar 07, 2023
ASCO Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Course in Brazil Offers Practical Framework for Engaging Tumor Boards
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.
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Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO

Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO, is a professor of medicine and professor of surgery at Brown University, director of the Pelvic Malignancies Program and Hematology-Oncology Outpatient Clinics at Lifespan Cancer Institute, and director of Medical Oncology and the Sexual Health First Responders Clinic at Rhode Island Hospital. He also serves as the head of community outreach and engagement of the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University. Dr. Dizon has served as past chair of ASCO's Social Media Working Group and the Cancer Communications Committee. In addition to his regular column on ASCOconnection.org, which has been honored with APEX awards in 2013 and 2014, he is a blogger for The Oncologist and a section editor of Gynecologic Oncology at UpToDate. Dr. Dizon is a member of the JCO Oncology Practice Editorial Board, and editor in chief of the ASCO Educational Book. Follow Dr. Dizon across social media channels @drdonsdizon. 

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Mar 21, 2022
Pandemic 2.0: Cancer Care, Workplace Stress, and Finding Strength
Dr. Elizabeth Comen joined me to discuss cancer care during the Omicron surge, digging deep for resilience, and finding moments to pause. 
Sep 14, 2021
When Cancer Comes Home
My colleague and friend Christine McGinn discusses the experience of caregiving for her brother, and the lessons she now brings to her own practice.
Jun 04, 2021
On Cancer, Conversations, and Culture
Dr. Shaalan Beg and I discuss the difficulties of navigating situations in which our duty to be honest to the person we treat abuts another's cultural or social norms.
May 05, 2021
Rare and Cured: A Conversation With Someone I Treated Years Ago
Many years ago I treated a patient with a rare sarcoma. We recently reconnected and she generously shared her experience of being treated for and now considered "cured" of her rare tumor, with a reminder that the cancer experience is unique to every individual.
Mar 11, 2021
Phone Calls
Even after 20-plus years as an oncologist, I struggle with one particular thing: calling families after a patient has died. 
Jan 28, 2021
Managing Expectations While Maintaining Hope: Counseling Patients on Phase I Trials
Meeyoung Lee and I discuss expectations, goals, realism, and hope when recommending a phase I clinical trial to a patient with cancer.

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