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Linda R. Duska, MD, MPH
Jan 15, 2021
Making Meaningful Progress Toward Health Equity
In this new year we must remain alert to our own prejudices, and be vigilant about keeping our personal biases out of the charts and out of our discussions with colleagues, patients, and caregivers. 
Inas Abuali, MD, FACP
Jan 11, 2021
Balancing Clinical Work and Research During Fellowship Training
Feeling the mid-academic year slump? Here are a few tips based on my own ongoing attempts to strike a balance between my clinical duties and my scholarly activities during fellowship. 
Physician Wellness
Jan 07, 2021
ZOOMing Into 2021: Tips for Managing Videoconference Fatigue
If you're increasingly tired of "hopping on another call," "sending a Zoom invite," or "unmuting yourself," Dr. Aakash Desai and Dr. Ariela Marshall offer tips and empathy for managing videoconference fatigue in the new year.
Edward Paul Balaban, DO, FACP, FASCO
Dec 02, 2020
Virtual Meetings for Real-Time Health Care: The AMA HOD Interim Meeting
Despite the virtual nature of the AMA House of Delegates meeting, the decisions made there have a very real impact on our profession and the patients we serve.
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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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Nov 13, 2017
ASCO’s Quality Training Program: A Chief Resident Reflects
With support from ASCO's Quality Training Program, Dr. Arjun Gupta and his team were able to make major reductions in patient wait time for chemotherapy.
Nov 08, 2017
A Tale of Two Malignancies
Dr. Regina A. Jacob tells the stories of two women with two very different diagnoses who respond, psychologically, contrarily to what you would expect.
Nov 06, 2017
CancerLinQ Reaches Milestone on the Path to Better Cancer Care
More than 100 oncology practices have signed up to participate in ASCO's big data initiative. "We need good data, and lots of it, if we’re to draw meaningful conclusions that can improve patient care," writes CancerLinQ CEO Kevin Fitzpatrick.

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