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Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FASCO, FACP
Jul 27, 2021
Best of Virtual and Best of ASCO Lebanon 2021 Debates
Dr. Nizar Bitar and I review the 2021 Best of ASCO Lebanon meeting, which featured an extraordinary faculty from all over the globe and our talented colleagues here in Lebanon.
Inas Abuali, MD, FACP
Jul 27, 2021
Reflections on a New Academic Year
July is a time of new beginnings and transitions in academic medicine. As I wrapped up my fellowship, I thought often of the adage: “Comparison is the thief of joy.”
Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN
Jul 19, 2021
When Words Matter: Talking About Sexuality in the Clinic
It seems obvious to me that if we talk about the side effects of treatment to patients, we should talk about all the side effects, including sexual changes.
Linda R. Duska, MD, MPH
Jul 15, 2021
What's Next?
The weeks following the ASCO Annual Meeting are always a time of transition as we synthesize new knowledge. That feeling of flux is heightened this year as the COVID-19 situation evolves.
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Oct 10, 2018
Gratitude and Blessings: Italian Oncologists Present at a Papal Audience
Dr. Stefania Gori describes the Italian Association of Medical Oncology's meeting with Pope Francis, and the blessing he offered to everyone who cares for people with cancer.
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.

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