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Moving Towards Health Equity: Join the Conversation With #ASCOHealthEquityGuest CommentaryMay 30, 2019
Health Equity Committee chair Dr. William D. Tap highlights the recent work and forward momentum of ASCO's efforts to achieve health care equity for all through improved access to and quality of care.
Practice and Patient Care, Advocacy and Policy
Letting Go, Not Giving Up: Accepting the Reality of a Cancer DiagnosisDon S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCOMay 16, 2019
My patient had struggled emotionally throughout the course of her cancer treatment, until the day I walked into the room and noticed a profound change.
Practice and Patient Care
Ringing the Bell: What Does It Signal for Our Patients?Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAANMay 07, 2019
We personalize cancer treatment for our patients. Perhaps it is time to personalize how we acknowledge the transitions in their cancer experience.
Practice and Patient Care
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ASCO in the Community: Listening and Learning From the Experience of a Public Hospital in Queens, NYGuest CommentaryMay 07, 2019
Dr. Margaret Kemeny and colleagues at Queens Cancer Center deliver high-quality care to patients whose primary concern may not be their cancer.
Practice and Patient Care
Is the Patient Difficult? Or Are You Not Listening?Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCOApr 23, 2019
The patients we mentally label as "difficult" are perhaps the ones who need our empathy the most.
Practice and Patient Care
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A Good Death Is Not a Failure, But a GiftLinda R. Duska, MD, MPHApr 11, 2019
On Christmas morning, I had to tell my beloved father-in-law that he was dying. 
Practice and Patient Care
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It Is Okay to Cry, Mourning Our Patients Guest CommentaryApr 04, 2019
Dr. Narjust Duma documents her journey through different phases of grief and gratitude as a special patient transfers to hospice care.
Practice and Patient Care
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
ASCO in the Community: Listening and Learning From Members Rebuilding Medical Services in Puerto RicoGuest CommentaryMar 25, 2019
Dr. Marcia Cruz-Correa describes the cancer care landscape in Puerto Rico and the discussions that took place in San Juan and Caguas as part of ASCO's ongoing town hall series.
Practice and Patient Care
The Burden of Health Inequality in the United StatesLinda R. Duska, MD, MPHMar 11, 2019
Wherever we practice, none of us need to look very far to find people who, through no fault of their own, are living right on the knife’s edge of disaster.
Practice and Patient Care
Nine Ways Carnegie Hall and Cancer Care Are SimilarGuest CommentaryFeb 27, 2019
Dr. Ashley Sumrall fulfilled a dream of performing in the famous Carnegie Hall, and discovered that the practice, teamwork, and commitment required onstage paralleled her work in oncology.
Practice and Patient Care
Dating After Cancer: Who Gives Permission to a Parent?Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAANFeb 14, 2019
It's hard enough to try dating again after a cancer diagnosis and treatment, but some of my patients also face strong opposition from their adult children.
Practice and Patient Care
Laughter in Oncology Is More Common Than You ThinkGuest CommentaryFeb 14, 2019
Dr. Suneel D. Kamath was surprised to learn how important laughter and levity can be in the physician-patient relationship.
Practice and Patient Care
The Blame Game: Cancer Is Not the Patient’s FaultGuest CommentaryFeb 11, 2019
When a patient asks, "Why me?", Dr. Stephanie Graff considers that they may not be asking for a list of their cancer risk factors.
Practice and Patient Care
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Shake Off the Tinsel: Five Innovations in Oncology Care Delivery to Watch in 2019Guest CommentaryJan 30, 2019
Predictive analytics, complex treatment pathways, tele-oncology, and more: Dr. Robert M. Daly identifies five trends that are poised to disrupt oncology practice in the coming year.
Practice and Patient Care, Research and Science
It Was Supposed to Work: Managing Disappointment When Promising Treatments FailDon S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCOJan 29, 2019
Immunotherapy—particularly immune checkpoint inhibition—is still experimental. It ends up being quite a difficult discussion for some who had hoped that they could stave off chemotherapy.
Practice and Patient Care
There Can Be MiraclesAdetokunbo Oluwasanjo, MDJan 23, 2019
One of my most challenging clinical experiences is trying to counsel a patient whose preferred treatment is a literal miracle. 
Practice and Patient Care
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Hormone: An Allegory of a Woman’s FoeGuest CommentaryJan 03, 2019
Dr. Pesona Grace Lucksom's career journey has been shaped by a series of battles with hormones and their impact on women's health, and this is a fight she intends to win.
Practice and Patient Care

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