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Women in Oncology
May 06, 2024
Empower Me, Empower You: The Mutual Empowerment in Supporting Patients With Breast Cancer
The ripple effect of empowerment from the Najia community continues to inspire and create positive change, echoing far beyond the confines of the virtual world.
ASCO Commentary
Apr 22, 2024
Global Volunteer Month: Honoring and Celebrating the Impact of ASCO's Volunteers
We appreciate your continued commitment to our field, your dedication to the Society and Association missions, and the invaluable leadership and insight that you add.
Guest Commentary
Apr 16, 2024
Surviving Hematology/Oncology Fellowship and Beyond: A Twitter Discussion With Current Fellows and Fellowship Aspirants
Following a HemOncFellows’ Network discussion on common questions aspiring and current fellows have about oncology fellowship, 10 participants, organizers, and members share practical advice that you can use in preparing for your fellowship.
Miriam Knoll, MD
Apr 09, 2024
Here’s How to Find Your Next Oncology Job: Tips for Oncologists on the Career Move
How should an oncologist investigate a career change? How does one find their second or third job out of training? Here are some strategies to consider.
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International Perspectives

International Perspectives provides an interactive platform for international leaders in their respective fields to share perspectives on oncology topics. International Perspectives contributors are invited to post by invitation from ASCO’s volunteer leadership and key staff.

Feb 02, 2015
Quality of Life: A Focus on the Need for Palliative Care Research Investment and Advocacy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Owing to insufficient public and private investment in chronic disease prevention and control, millions of sub-Saharan Africans present with late stage, life-threatening diseases -- including cancer. Because of poor health systems and symptom control infrastructure, and limited numbers of...
Feb 02, 2015
Making Healthy Choices
By Monica Malik MD, DNB. It is estimated that almost 50% of all cancers are related to unhealthy choices like tobacco, alcohol, physical inactivity, unhealthy eating habits, unsafe sex and other modifiable environmental factors. Obesity is already on its way to overtake tobacco as the leading cause...
Feb 02, 2015
Choosing Healthy Lives Can Prevent One-Third of Cancer Deaths
By Ian N. Olver, MD, PhD, FRACP. One-third of cancer deaths could be prevented by lifestyle choices alone. If there was a drug that claimed that success, it would be front page news. Changing behavior doesn’t seem dramatic, yet can be very difficult to achieve. The three areas in which the most...
Feb 02, 2015
Delivering Early Detection
By Sana Al Sukhun, MD, MSc, President of Jordan Oncology Society. Early detection has become the motto of public health campaigns all over the world. Not only does it reduce the burden of disease by reducing morbidity (complications of both disease and treatment), but also by reducing associated...
Feb 02, 2015
Achieving Treatment for All
By Paul Ruff, MD, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Since the turn of the century, we have seen a paradigm shift in the way we treat cancer, with the advent of targeted therapies, especially monoclonal antibodies and small molecule kinase inhibitors. Indeed the development of...
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Nov 18, 2014
The International Clinical Trials Workshop (ICTW) Debuts in South Central Asia
Tanja Cufer, MD, PhDASCO International Clinical Trials Workshop (ICTW) Working Group Chair    Dr. Tanja Cufer presents at the International Clinical Trials 

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