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Physician Wellness
Mar 02, 2021
Resilience and Stamina
"Leading right now means helping team members adapt to the losses that all have experienced and supporting them with more than exhortation and reassurance," writes Dr. Mark E. Robson.
Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN
Feb 18, 2021
Attending an Appointment Alone in the Time of COVID
This is a time of significant and multi-layered anxiety, especially for our patients living with and beyond cancer. 
Inas Abuali, MD, FACP
Feb 11, 2021
Fellows as Teachers: Paying It Forward
Our oncology training is shaped by those who devote their time to helping us turn our weaknesses into strengths, and all of us have a role to play as teachers.
International Perspectives
Feb 03, 2021
Our Collective Actions Matter More Than Ever for Fighting the Pandemic and Inequities in Cancer Care: World Cancer Day 2021
"We honor this 21st World Cancer Day with a continuing commitment to tackling challenges in cancer care together, because our collective actions matter in advancing science, delivering care, and protecting public health," said ASCO CMO Dr. Richard L. Schilsky.
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Guest Commentary

Guest Commentary on ASCOconnection.org provides an interactive platform for leaders in their respective fields to share timely perspectives on oncology topics. If you are an ASCO member interested in contributing a guest post, please contact ascoconnection@asco.org.

Aug 24, 2018
ASCO in the Community: Listening and Learning From Our Patients in Appalachia
ASCO leaders and local members, including Dr. Electra D. Paskett and Dr. Colin D. Weekes, participated in a town hall to hear concerns and answers questions from patients in rural Ohio.
Aug 06, 2018
A Lesson From Joyce: Perfect Shouldn’t Be the Enemy of Good
A patient who refused chemotherapy offered Dr. Erika Hamilton a lesson in compromise. 
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Jul 30, 2018
Tips for New Doctors (and a Few for New Attendings)
Each year, a new wave of these pearls of advice are released onto Twitter by a wide range of physicians, from trainees to the more seasoned. Dr. Shikha Jain compiled some of her own personal tips for new docs.
Jul 23, 2018
Everything I Needed to Know, I Learned in a Cancer Clinic
Dr. Stephanie Graff shares 10 powerful life lessons she's learned from practicing oncology. 
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Jul 22, 2018
Patient Education Is an Essential Element of Quality Cancer Care
Cancer.Net editor in chief Dr. Lidia Schapira explains that it is essential to invest resources and time in making sure patients have access to the information they need at every stage of their treatment and well into survivorship.
Jul 11, 2018
Calling All Researchers: Register for ASCO’s Research Community Forum Annual Meeting
ASCO CMO Dr. Richard L. Schilsky invites all cancer researchers to come together for education and networking around cancer clinical trials.

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