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Linda R. Duska, MD, MPH
May 23, 2023
Putting Discoveries Into Action
Whether you participate in person in Chicago, watch sessions online, or keep up with the meeting outcomes and conversations on social media (or any combination of these), I hope the ASCO Annual Meeting leaves you feeling inspired and, above all, connected.
International Perspectives
May 04, 2023
The Australasian Teletrial Model: A National Approach to Decentralizing Clinical Trials Into Regional and Rural Communities
"If we can provide chemotherapy services through a tele-chemotherapy model at smaller rural centers, why can’t we do the same for clinical trials?" asks Dr. Sabe Sabesan.
International Perspectives
Apr 27, 2023
Lessons From the Other Side of Academic Publishing: My Experience as an ASCO Journals Editorial Fellow
The ASCO Journals Editorial Fellowship changed Dr. Mona Hassan's perspective on the publication process.
Guest Commentary
Apr 20, 2023
Here for the Socks: Building the Physician-Patient Relationship in an Unexpected Way
Novelty socks were the surprising vessel through which Dr. Jon Steinmetz built trust and connection with a withdrawn patient.
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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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Sep 12, 2017
#Sharethepurplelove: Our Patients Need More Clinical Trial Options
I applaud the Foundation for Women’s Cancers for highlighting the importance of trials, and join them in their push for more trial options for not only my own patients, but for all patients with cancer.
Aug 29, 2017
Feeling Valued in Academic Oncology
As I prepare to take on a new professional position, I have been reflecting on what academic medicine means, and how to thrive in it.
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Aug 01, 2017
“At Least”: Helping Our Patients Live Life on Their Terms
Yes, "at least" my patient was still alive. But, at the end of the day, I knew that would not be comforting. “At least” is never enough, because when it comes to life, most of us—cancer or no cancer—always want more.
Jun 20, 2017
This Isn’t What Cure Is Supposed to Look Like
New immunotherapies are offering astounding responses, but my patient's remission came at the cost of debilitating toxicity. How much is too much to bear?
Jun 08, 2017
#ASCO17: Patient Engagement Improves Survival Outcomes
At the Plenary Session of this year’s ASCO Annual Meeting, the results of a longitudinal trial begun in 2007 showed me that patient engagement is much more important that I had imagined.
May 30, 2017
Thinking About Cancer as a Chronic Disease
The phrase "the fight against cancer" assumes only two outcomes: remission or death, no middle ground. Today more than ever, nothing is further from reality.
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