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The Inpatient Oncology Service: 10 Tips to Make the Most of a Challenging RotationGuest CommentaryDec 05, 2018
Drs. Arjun Gupta, Erica Nakajima, and Ramy Sedhom offer their personal insights and experience on how to thrive and even appreciate this tough rotation.
Practice and Patient Care, Professional Development
Lung Cancer in Latin America Revisited: From Panama to ArgentinaGilberto Lopes, MD, MBANov 27, 2018
By 2030, the number of deaths due to lung cancer is expected to almost double for Latin American women and increase by 50% for Latin American men.
International, Practice and Patient Care
No Words: Grieving for Dr. Karen Meneses and Dr. Arti HurriaDon S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCONov 20, 2018
 Although there are still several weeks left in 2018, events have left me speechless twice this year: the deaths of two women, well before their time.
Find Your Wolf Pack: How Social Media Facilitates Grassroots Efforts to Promote Female Oncologists at the ASCO Annual Meeting Miriam Knoll, MDNov 20, 2018
Attending the ASCO Annual Meeting was a great reminder of the importance of our social media-based networking; each time I “met” a HOWPG member for the first time, it felt like meeting a close old friend.
Meetings and Education, Professional Development
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Burnout: Searching for Spiritual HumanismFrank L. Meyskens, MDNov 20, 2018
To rescue someone on the precipice takes courage, with strong doses of love, acceptance, and supported choices and, above all, trust and hopefulness.
Professional Development
AMA House of Delegates: This Timeline Grows ShortEdward Paul Balaban, DO, FACP, FASCONov 19, 2018
At a recent meeting, the ASCO delegation to the AMA House of Delegates presented concerns focused on the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP), among a variety of other issues.
Advocacy and Policy
Bringing Patients and Pathologists TogetherMatthew S. Katz, MDNov 15, 2018
During my career, pathologists have always been the “doctor’s doctor.” Why can't they be the "patient's doctor" as well?
Practice and Patient Care
3 Comments
Celebrating Marie Curie’s Birthday with #WomenWhoCurieMiriam Knoll, MDNov 13, 2018
Dr. Ashley Albert and I were among the radiation professionals from around the world who celebrated Marie Curie’s birthday on November 7 with a new hashtag.
Tantalizingly Close: Global Health Equity and the Influence of Socioeconomic Disparities on Cancer Care OutcomesGilberto Lopes, MD, MBANov 09, 2018
My coauthors and I focus on health disparities using specific countries across the income spectrum to highlight the challenges encountered by health officials, physicians, and patients at each level.
International
Finding Space as a New Mother and Hematology-Oncology FellowWomen in OncologyNov 09, 2018
Dr. Victoria S. Brown dreams of a day when childbearing will be anticipated, welcomed and expected, and incorporated into our culture of medicine.
Professional Development
5 Comments
Your Voice Matters: Vote in ASCO Election by December 3Guest CommentaryNov 09, 2018
Each year, we call upon the ASCO members to place your votes to select our Society’s future leaders. This year, we are asking that you not only vote for the open leadership positions, but also for a proposed bylaw change.
Advocacy and Policy
American Society of Clinical Oncology: Your Global Oncology CommunityAbdul Rahman Jazieh, MD, MPHNov 08, 2018
With the launch of its strategic plan, ASCO leadership crystalized its global vision into the future to enhance its role as a truly global organization. The strategic plan will build on...
International
Wasting Precious Time – Theirs and OursAnne Katz, PhD, RN, FAANNov 08, 2018
Time is precious to all of us and seems to pass so quickly. How much more quickly does it pass for someone who knows that they have a life-threatening illness?
Practice and Patient Care
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The Necessary Federal Investment in Cancer ResearchLinda R. Duska, MD, MPHNov 07, 2018
While the national budget may seem opaque and abstract, ASCO is putting a human face on the line items. Real lives are at stake.
Practice and Patient Care
Quality of Life, Clinical Trials, and Clinical Practice Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FACP, FASCOOct 30, 2018
The 2018 ESMO Congress showcased the current state of quality of life and patient-reported outcomes, and emphasized how they can be further applied throughout the cancer care continuum. 
Meetings and Education
The Language of Clinical TrialsDon S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCOOct 30, 2018
How using the term "screen failure" can be a disservice to clinical trial teams and patients alike. 
Practice and Patient Care
Light at the End of the TunnelInternational PerspectivesOct 25, 2018
Dr. Raj Mohan reflects on the important role an oncologist plays in a patient's journey, and how every step of treatment needs love, compassion, and involvement.
Practice and Patient Care
Amplifying Women’s Voices in OncologyWomen in OncologyOct 16, 2018
We all need to take a stand on gender equality, writes Dr. Eileen Parkes.
Professional Development
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