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Time Ran OutDon S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCOJul 31, 2018
A precision therapy was indicated and available for my patient, but we lost the window of opportunity to administer it safely.
Practice and Patient Care
Tips for New Doctors (and a Few for New Attendings)Guest CommentaryJul 30, 2018
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.
Professional Development
Best Of ASCO Meetings Should Be Held in More Cities WorldwideNagi S. El Saghir, MD, FASCO, FACPJul 25, 2018
The 13th Best of ASCO Lebanon meeting was a great success. Is there a BOA in your area? If not, I encourage you to learn more about organizing one.
International, Meetings and Education
Let’s Talk About CryingWomen in OncologyJul 25, 2018
Do you view crying as a weakness? Instead of feeling ashamed, own your feelings, advises Dr. Julia Close.
Professional Development
Everything I Needed to Know, I Learned in a Cancer ClinicGuest CommentaryJul 23, 2018
Dr. Stephanie Graff shares 10 powerful life lessons she's learned from practicing oncology. 
Professional Development
1 Comment
Patient Education Is an Essential Element of Quality Cancer CareGuest CommentaryJul 22, 2018
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.
Meetings and Education, Practice and Patient Care
A History of the Best of ASCO in Cancun, MexicoInternational PerspectivesJul 20, 2018
Dr. Jaime G. de la Garza-Salazar shares the story of how one of the first international Best of ASCO Meetings came to be.
International, Meetings and Education
Fueling Our InspirationLinda R. Duska, MD, MPHJul 18, 2018
The ASCO Annual Meeting is over, and now we return to our routines—in our clinics and hospitals, offices and operating rooms, labs and libraries, classrooms and conference rooms. I hope these stories will continue to fuel your inspiration and remind you why you chose the work you do.
Meetings and Education
The Growing Pain of Becoming an OncologistPhysician WellnessJul 18, 2018
"The challenges that affect the growth of a physician are not limited to a curriculum but are also about emotional growth." Dr. Samah Nassereddine describes the growing pains of her first year of fellowship.
Professional Development
2 Comments
Increasing Patient Inclusion in Cancer Clinical Trials: A Conversation With Dr. Edward S. KimClifford A. Hudis, MD, FASCO, FACPJul 16, 2018
Broadening eligibility critera for cancer clinical trials will give more patients the opportunity to contribute to scientific research.
Research and Science
International Oncology: Every Patient, EverywhereMonica M. Bertagnolli, FACS, FASCO, MDJul 11, 2018
Every patient with cancer deserves equal access to the highest quality care and the opportunity to participate in research.
International
1 Comment
Calling All Researchers: Register for ASCO’s Research Community Forum Annual MeetingGuest CommentaryJul 11, 2018
ASCO CMO Dr. Richard L. Schilsky invites all cancer researchers to come together for education and networking around cancer clinical trials.
Meetings and Education, Research and Science
A Call to Action Against Cervical CancerInternational PerspectivesJul 11, 2018
Thanks to Conquer Cancer grants, when Dr. Dorothy C. Lombe treats patients with cervical cancer in Zambia, "I will be able to hold more women’s hands and say yes where I had previously said no."
International, Practice and Patient Care
Right-to-Try: A Conversation With Dr. Richard L. SchilskyClifford A. Hudis, MD, FASCO, FACPJul 09, 2018
I am really pleased to have with us ASCO's Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President for a conversation focusing on right-to-try policies.
Advocacy and Policy
Put the Patient First, and the Rest Will FollowGuest CommentaryJul 05, 2018
Dr. Arjun Gupta reconsidered an order (and the evidence) for a neutropenic diet when it negatively affected his patient's quality of life.  
Practice and Patient Care, Research and Science
Highlights of May/June Board of Directors Meeting: Annual Meeting, Leadership Development Program Clifford A. Hudis, MD, FASCO, FACPJun 29, 2018
At the most recent Board of Directors meeting, we heard insightful presentations from participants in the Leadership Development Program, pivoted toward the execution of our 5-year strategic plan, and had a valuable conversation with NCI director Dr. Norman Sharpless.
2 Comments
So Busy and So Worthwhile: ASCO and the AMA House of DelegatesEdward P. Balaban, FACP, DO, FASCOJun 22, 2018
At the most recent meeting, ASCO's delegation to the AMA House of Delegates were involved in resolutions related to Pharmacy Benefit Managers, opioids, billing for survivorship care plans, alcohol as a modifiable risk for cancer, and more.
Advocacy and Policy
In Memory of Dr. Harry F. Bisel, First President of ASCOGuest CommentaryJun 19, 2018
Dr. Jaime G. de la Garza-Salazar remembers his friend and mentor on what would have been Dr. Bisel's 100th birthday.
Professional Development

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