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International Perspectives
Mar 14, 2023
I Travel for Global Oncology: The Tale of My Great Journey at the University of Lahore in Pakistan
Dr. Khalid El Bairi was invited to participate in the International Summit of Health Professionals in Pakistan, a country he only knew from the news and nature documentaries. The visit challenged his perceptions and allowed him to make valuable connections.
Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MPH, MBA, MSc, MA, FACS, FRCS, FASCO
Mar 07, 2023
ASCO Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Course in Brazil Offers Practical Framework for Engaging Tumor Boards
I recently visited Porto Alegre, Brazil, for an ASCO Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Course. Reducing the global cancer burden is a formidable goal, but one to which ASCO is incredibly committed.
International Perspectives
Mar 07, 2023
ASCO Cancer Control in Primary Care Course Supports Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Prevention, Palliative Care Efforts in Nepal
Following his participation in the International Development and Education Award program in 2019, Dr. Deebya Raj Mishra made a commitment to bring preventive and palliative care education to primary care physicians in Eastern Nepal.
Inas Abuali, MD, FACP
Feb 15, 2023
The Challenges of Building a Community During Your Oncology Career Transitions
At every transition point in my career, the most difficult aspect has always been the quest to find a community, to fit in, and to create a semblance of a home.
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Aug 27, 2014
2014 Palliative Care Symposium Preview: Patient-Reported Outcomes
By Jeannine M. Brant, PhD, APRN, AOCN
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Aug 01, 2014
ASCO Community Research Forum: Bringing Community-Based Researchers Together to Advance Cancer Research
As chair of ASCO’s Community Research Forum (CRF) Council, it’s my pleasure to invite community-based researchers to our third Community Research Forum Annual Meeting, taking place September 28-29, 2014, at ASCO Headquarters in Alexandria, VA.
Jul 11, 2014
Finding Inspiration at the ASCO Annual Meeting: A Fellow’s View
By Kalyan Mantripragada, MD, MPH
May 09, 2014
Regulatory Burden
By Mehmet S. Copur, MD, FACP I greatly enjoyed the recent ASCO Connection article “Clinical Trial Research in the Genomic Age,” by ASCO Senior Writer Faith Hayden, especially the quote by ASCO Past President Dr....
Mar 24, 2014
Death Cafes and the Suffering of Patients with Cancer
By Daniel B. Hinshaw, MD, FACS, University of Michigan
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Feb 19, 2014
What Makes Oncology Special?
By Richard Leff, MDSometimes with all of the stresses of battling the system to help our patients and assure that our practices will survive, we need to be reminded about why we choose oncology—the special patients and families we get to work with.

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