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Dispatch From Byblos, Lebanon: Birthplace of the Alphabet Joins in for Women’s HealthNagi S. El Saghir, MD, FASCO, FACPOct 17, 2019
A famous castle in Byblos was illuminated pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month as cancer care professionals spoke out about screening and early detection.
International, Practice and Patient Care
Supporting Care Delivery and Capacity Building on World Cancer Research Day International PerspectivesSep 23, 2019
Dr. Linus T. Chuang outlines challenges and opportunities for global cancer care on World Cancer Research Day.
International, Research and Science
Think Globally, Act LocallyLinda R. Duska, MD, MPHSep 19, 2019
Imagine a world in which global oncology is studied as rigorously as hematology/oncology, palliative medicine, or public health. What might we accomplish?
International, Professional Development
Breakthrough to the Future: Why ASCO Breakthrough Is the Meeting We’ve Been Waiting ForMiriam Knoll, MDSep 11, 2019
Bringing together research from all the world is the best way to advance medicine. Enter, ASCO Breakthrough.
International, Meetings and Education
Best of ASCO Keeps Getting Better!Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FASCO, FACPAug 12, 2019
Over 400 attendees and exceptional international faculty members made the 2019 Best of ASCO Lebanon meeting a great success.
International, Meetings and Education
Stronger Together: Uniting to Conquer Cancer Around the GlobeHoward A. Burris, MD, FASCOAug 09, 2019
Planning for our first global meeting, ASCO Breakthrough: A Global Summit for Oncology Innovators, is almost complete.
International
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Building Bridges: The Need for Mentors and Multidisciplinarity in OncologyInternational PerspectivesJul 19, 2019
Dr. Zuhir Bodalal wanted to be able to offer chances to patients who would otherwise be out of options, so he needed to find a way to bridge different worlds.
International, Professional Development
Breakthrough: Why Now, Why Bangkok?International PerspectivesJun 25, 2019
"We are in a unique moment in terms of the pace of breakthroughs that are being made and the variety of places that breakthroughs are happening," writes Dr. Peter P. Yu.
International, Meetings and Education
Breakthrough: New Insights, Ideas, and Inspiration for Cancer ResearchGilberto Lopes, MD, FASCO, MBAJun 11, 2019
I am excited about the entire Breakthrough program, including a session I am leading on the impact of social media and telehealth on cancer care.
International, Meetings and Education
Caring and Joyfully Helping Patients With Cancer and CommunitiesNagi S. El Saghir, MD, FASCO, FACPMay 31, 2019
The Lebanese Breast Cancer Foundation and the Breast Center of Excellence at the Naef Basile Cancer Institute at the American University of Beirut Medical Center organized a fundraising brunch on the occasion of Mother’s Day 2019.
International, Practice and Patient Care
Breakthrough: Connecting Vantage Points to Improve Cancer CareInternational PerspectivesMay 22, 2019
Breakthrough will bring together unique experts in the field, including innovators, scientists, and technology specialists, all to discuss better solutions for cancer care, writes ASCO president-elect Dr. Howard A. "Skip" Burris.
International, Meetings and Education
Experience the Next Breakthrough in Cancer Care International PerspectivesApr 17, 2019
Breakthrough Co-Host Committee chair Dr. Peter P. Yu invites you to a groundbreaking meeting of "firsts."  
International, Meetings and Education
Communicating Science: Semantics MattersGuest CommentaryApr 02, 2019
The concept of overdiagnosis must be communicated accurately and in a culturally sensitive way, writes Dr. Aju Mathew. 
International, Practice and Patient Care
BBCC-7: International Partnerships for Dissemination of Knowledge and ResearchNagi S. El Saghir, MD, FASCO, FACPMar 01, 2019
The Beirut Breast Cancer Conference is a modern multidisciplinary specialty oncology regional meeting that provides excellent onsite dissemination of knowledge and research.
International, Meetings and Education
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Reflections on World Cancer Day 2019: The Challenge of “I Will”Clifford A. Hudis, MD, FASCO, FACPFeb 01, 2019
What will each of us do, going forward, to further confront and reduce the global burden of cancer? For us at ASCO, the challenge will be answered through our mission pillars: education, research, and quality.
International
Eliminating the Taboo on World Cancer DayInternational PerspectivesFeb 01, 2019
Dr. Evangelia Razis will speak out about cancer and fight against the guilt and shame that attend a cancer diagnosis.
International
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Who I Am and What I Will Do on World Cancer DayInternational PerspectivesFeb 01, 2019
Resource limitations will not stop Dr. Dorothy Lombe from her goal of beating cancer for her patients in Zambia.
International
Changing the Field in a War-Torn NationInternational PerspectivesFeb 01, 2019
Dr. Layth Y. I. Mula-Hussain​ began rebuilding the field of radiation oncology in Iraq in the face of decades of conflict and sanctions.
International

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