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Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN
Aug 05, 2020
Unanticipated Consequences of COVID-19
Hospitals and clinics are restricting visitors to limit the risk of exposure to COVID-19, but this precaution can be difficult for family caregivers who are struggling to get the information they need to help their loved ones.
Inas Abuali, MD, FACP
Jul 27, 2020
“Why Us?” — Reflections on Grief and Loss
Ten years after losing my mom to breast cancer, I find myself reflecting on who I am today and what I have learned from the loss and grief that propelled me to relocate across the globe and dedicate my career to serving patients with cancer. 
Peter Paul Yu, MD, FASCO, FACP
Jul 22, 2020
What’s Past Is Prologue; What to Come, in Yours and My Discharge
History has a long memory and the actions we take today will have ramifications far into the future, as three recent nonfiction books reminded me.
Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN
Jul 21, 2020
Secrets Hurt Even When Kept to Protect Others
I counseled a patient whose cancer treatment had impacted her sex life that honesty is always the best policy, even if a secret is intended to spare someone's feelings.
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Feb 14, 2018
Immune-Mediated Side Effects: Patient Advocates Can Raise Awareness
Patient advocate Ms. Carole Seigel discusses ASCO's new clinical practice guideline on managing immune-related adverse events for patients treated with checkpoint inhibitors.  
Feb 05, 2018
Rethinking the Fight Against Cancer: Sometimes It’s a Journey, Not a Battle
Almost every day a patient (and often many more than one) asks Dr. Evan Hall, “How will my cancer diagnosis affect my life?” This is a difficult question to answer. 
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Jan 24, 2018
Telemedicine in Palliative and Supportive Care: A Continuing Conversation
Drs. Janet Bull and Lindsay Bonsignore answer thoughtful questions about telemedicine posed by attendees at the 2017 Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium.
Jan 24, 2018
My New Year's Resolutions for Better Cancer Survivorship
Cancer.Net editor in chief Dr. Lidia Schapira outlines important ideas in cancer survivorship that should move forward in 2018.
Dec 19, 2017
Finding Your Path in Survivorship Networking Luncheon
Dr. Carol A. Rosenberg invites you to join the Finding Your Path in Survivorship Networking Luncheon at the 2018 Cancer Survivorship Symposium on Friday, February 16.
Nov 20, 2017
ASCO Patient-Clinician Communication Guideline: Fostering Relationship-Centered Care
Guideline co-chairs Drs. Timothy Gilligan and Walter Baile highlight specific recommendations for better communication and provide some examples of how they can translate into practice.
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