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Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO
Nov 20, 2018
No Words: Grieving for Dr. Karen Meneses and Dr. Arti Hurria
 Although there are still several weeks left in 2018, events have left me speechless twice this year: the deaths of two women, well before their time.
Miriam Knoll, MD
Nov 20, 2018
Find Your Wolf Pack: How Social Media Facilitates Grassroots Efforts to Promote Female Oncologists at the ASCO Annual Meeting
Attending the ASCO Annual Meeting was a great reminder of the importance of our social media-based networking; each time I “met” a HOWPG member for the first time, it felt like meeting a close old friend.
Frank L. Meyskens, MD
Nov 20, 2018
Burnout: Searching for Spiritual Humanism
To rescue someone on the precipice takes courage, with strong doses of love, acceptance, and supported choices and, above all, trust and hopefulness.
Edward Paul Balaban, DO, FACP, FASCO
Nov 19, 2018
AMA House of Delegates: This Timeline Grows Short
At a recent meeting, the ASCO delegation to the AMA House of Delegates presented concerns focused on the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP), among a variety of other issues.
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Oct 21, 2016
Quality Improvement: The Underdog in Academic Medicine
As physicians, Dr. Michael K. Keng writes, we have the responsibility not only to care for our patients, but to improve patient care. Quality improvement is often known as a mechanism to reduce cost, but it is also an opportunity to improve the full patient experience. 
Sep 14, 2016
Slowing Down: When Cancer Gets to Be Too Much
People with cancer and their caregivers need to think about pacing themselves for what may turn out to be a marathon, says Dr. Lidia Schapira.
Sep 06, 2016
PallOnc16: Share Your Feedback on Palliative Care Research Priorities at NCI Listening Session
Diane St. Germain and Dr. Sandra Mitchell invite symposium attendees to share their thoughts about gaps in knowledge and priorities for palliative care research in oncology with staff from the National Cancer Institute on Friday, September 9.
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Sep 01, 2016
PallOnc16: Candid Conversations About Mortality at Death Cafe
Join fellow attendees to discuss mortality and caring for patients with advanced cancer at the third annual Death Cafe at the 2016 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium.
Aug 24, 2016
PallOnc16 Keynote Address Preview: Long-Term Toxicity in Pediatric Cancers
Dr. Smita Bhatia's Keynote Address will describe an overview of the current knowledge regarding the role of genomic variation in the development of treatment-related late effects.
Aug 17, 2016
PallOnc16: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Margaret Edson to Serve as Keynote Speaker
Ms. Edson, whose experience as a clerk in the cancer and AIDS unit of a research hospital informed her prizewinning play Wit, will serve as one of two Keynote Speakers at the 2016 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium.

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