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Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FASCO, FACP
Aug 09, 2023
Celebrating the 18th Annual Best of ASCO in Beirut
It was such a great pleasure and satisfaction to organize and hold the 18th Annual Best of ASCO (BOA) Lebanon Meeting on July 7-8, 2023, at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.
Frank L. Meyskens, MD
Aug 02, 2023
The Emotional Challenges of Pain
Severe pain can lead one to places that are uncharted, unfamiliar, and unknown.
Abdul-Rahman Jazieh, MD, MPH
Jul 20, 2023
Caring for Caregivers: An Overdue Need for Effective Intervention
Caregiver support is fragmented and inadequate. Here are 7 steps oncology professionals can take to address this urgent need.
Linda R. Duska, MD, MPH
Jul 20, 2023
Communication: The Foundation of High-Quality Palliative Care
Following the ASCO Annual Meeting, the conversations in the news, on social media, and in the hallways of our institutions tend to be dominated by advances in the field—promising new treatments, genetic targets unlocked, gains in overall survival.
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Feb 08, 2013
The Value of Networking at the 2013 GU Symposium and Other Professional Meetings
By Bruce J. Roth, MD, Member, 2013 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium News Planning Team Chair, ASCO’s Cancer Communications Committee
Sep 13, 2012
Medicaid Is People Too
By Blase Polite, MD. Entitlement reform is going to be high on the agenda for Congress and the President in 2013. The budget agreement and its resulting sequester will force the debate, one buttressed by long-term fiscal math that just does not work out without entitlements added to the equation....
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Aug 14, 2012
The Outpatient Oncology Practice: More than Meets the Eye
By Luke Nordquist, MD, FACP.  The typical community oncologist in the U.S. is spending progressively more time each day providing services that are necessary in order to provide quality care that each patient with cancer expects and deserves. These services require more time to complete and a...
Nov 08, 2010
"I'm an Oncologist"
By Jamie Von Roenn, MD.  When I am at the check-out line in the grocery store, and someone asks me what I do for a living, it's always a bit of a challenge to listen to their response when I say, "I’m an oncologist." The response is usually some version of one of three responses: 1) Oh, that must...
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Sep 28, 2010
Overcoming Barriers to Early Palliative Care
By Jamie Von Roenn, MD. I have been reflecting on language. Both ASCO and the World Health Organization say palliative care is applicable early in the course of disease in combination with life-prolonging therapies. That fits with what my patients seem to want; to live as well as possible for as...
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