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Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FACP, FASCO
Oct 17, 2019
Dispatch From Byblos, Lebanon: Birthplace of the Alphabet Joins in for Women’s Health
A famous castle in Byblos was illuminated pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month as cancer care professionals spoke out about screening and early detection.
Clifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO
Oct 16, 2019
Perspectives on the 2019 ASCO Advocacy Summit on Capitol Hill
Participants in ASCO's Advocacy Summit discuss the importance of being engaged with health policy to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO
Oct 08, 2019
Can Physicians Be Too Social on Social Media? A Discussion With Dr. Charles Blanke
I wondered how my mentor felt on the topic of personal and professional, on whether it is a good idea to allow a look into the person behind the white coat.
Clifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO
Oct 04, 2019
Removing Barriers to Clinical Trial Access for Patients With Medicaid: A Conversation With Dr. Melissa Dillmon
About 42 million Medicaid patients do not have the guaranteed ability to participate in clinical trials.
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International Perspectives

International Perspectives provides an interactive platform for international leaders in their respective fields to share perspectives on oncology topics. International Perspectives contributors are invited to post by invitation from ASCO’s volunteer leadership and key staff.

Feb 02, 2015
Quality of Life: A Focus on the Need for Palliative Care Research Investment and Advocacy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Owing to insufficient public and private investment in chronic disease prevention and control, millions of sub-Saharan Africans present with late stage, life-threatening diseases -- including cancer. Because of poor health systems and symptom control infrastructure, and limited numbers of...
Feb 02, 2015
Making Healthy Choices
By Monica Malik MD, DNB. It is estimated that almost 50% of all cancers are related to unhealthy choices like tobacco, alcohol, physical inactivity, unhealthy eating habits, unsafe sex and other modifiable environmental factors. Obesity is already on its way to overtake tobacco as the leading cause...
Feb 02, 2015
Choosing Healthy Lives Can Prevent One-Third of Cancer Deaths
By Ian N. Olver, MD, PhD, FRACP. One-third of cancer deaths could be prevented by lifestyle choices alone. If there was a drug that claimed that success, it would be front page news. Changing behavior doesn’t seem dramatic, yet can be very difficult to achieve. The three areas in which the most...
Feb 02, 2015
Delivering Early Detection
By Sana Al Sukhun, MD, MSc, President of Jordan Oncology Society. Early detection has become the motto of public health campaigns all over the world. Not only does it reduce the burden of disease by reducing morbidity (complications of both disease and treatment), but also by reducing associated...
Feb 02, 2015
Achieving Treatment for All
By Paul Ruff, MD, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Since the turn of the century, we have seen a paradigm shift in the way we treat cancer, with the advent of targeted therapies, especially monoclonal antibodies and small molecule kinase inhibitors. Indeed the development of...
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Nov 18, 2014
The International Clinical Trials Workshop (ICTW) Debuts in South Central Asia
Tanja Cufer, MD, PhDASCO International Clinical Trials Workshop (ICTW) Working Group Chair    Dr. Tanja Cufer presents at the International Clinical Trials 

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