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Passion in AdvocacyDon S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCOApr 21, 2020
Jennifer Merschdorf of Young Survival Coalition and I discuss how she brings her business experience to the social-profit space and the value of partnerships in advocacy.
Practice and Patient Care, Advocacy and Policy
CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Conversation With Dr. Jason WestinClifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCOApr 20, 2020
Dr. Jason Westin explains the science behind the transformative CAR T-cell therapy, and the financial concern it presents to our health care system and our patients.
Practice and Patient Care, Advocacy and Policy
Facing COVID-19’s Impact on Oncology Care: Rising to the Challenge Abdul-Rahman Jazieh, MD, MPHApr 20, 2020
Oncology professionals must take a systematic approach to the compound challenge they face: providing timely, safe, and appropriate care to their patients while taking care of themselves and their staff. 
Practice and Patient Care
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For the Well-Being of All: Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Public Health CrisisGuest CommentaryApr 14, 2020
A healing touch, a warm embrace—these are luxuries of patient care for another time, the joys of clinical practice that must be suspended, write Dr. Varun Kumar Chowdhry and Dr. Shilpa Mukunda Chowdhry.
Practice and Patient Care
Voice to Voice: Counselling in the Time of COVID-19Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAANApr 09, 2020
As phone calls replace face-to-face visits with patients, how do we communicate empathy and understanding without the benefit of nonverbal cues?
Practice and Patient Care
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The Power of mCODE: A Conversation With Dr. Robert MillerClifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCOApr 07, 2020
Dr. Robert Miller and I discuss electronic medical records, interoperability, and ASCO's role in developing a set of standardized data elements for oncology.
Practice and Patient Care
My Twiend, JoeDon S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCOApr 07, 2020
Twitter + friend = twiend. My good twiend Dr. Joseph McCollom shares his experience in foster care, and we discuss resilience, inspiration, and hope.
Practice and Patient Care
Cancer Care in the Time of COVID-19Matthew S. Katz, MDMar 23, 2020
We can work to limit the spread of COVID-19 while providing humane, evidence-based cancer care.
Practice and Patient Care
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Oncology Care and Education During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) PandemicNagi S. El Saghir, MD, FASCO, FACPMar 19, 2020
Sharing information for containment, prevention, and readiness for COVID-19 is essential. Here are some of the precautions we are taking in Lebanon at the American University of Beirut.
International, Practice and Patient Care
Not Business as Usual: COVID-19 Anxiety in the World of CancerGuest CommentaryMar 19, 2020
Cancer care providers and patients with cancer alike are grappling with new fears and uncertainities due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Dr. Nausheen Ahmed shares her experience practicing in Ohio.
Practice and Patient Care
Are Women Physicians a Patient’s Second Choice? Women in OncologyMar 12, 2020
"I have been in countless situations where patients preferred to see a male physician instead of me, simply based on gender bias," writes Dr. Asha Karippot. 
Practice and Patient Care
Fighting Back Against Cancer “Fake News”Linda R. Duska, MD, MPHMar 05, 2020
I want my patients to be empowered with good information to take excellent care of their own health in a way that is sensible and sustainable throughout their entire lives.
Practice and Patient Care
Patient-Centered Oncology Payment Model: A Conversation With Dr. Jeffery WardClifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCOMar 04, 2020
"Quality improvement happens slowly if you're in a silo": Dr. Jeffery Ward and I discuss the important updates to ASCO's alternative payment model for high-quality oncology care.
Practice and Patient Care, Advocacy and Policy
Women Are Still Being Shamed for Their Breast Cancer: How Do We End It?Guest CommentaryMar 04, 2020
Dr. Erika Hamilton explores the culture of blame around cancer, in which patients are shamed for failing to prevent cancer and judged on all of the decisions they make.
Practice and Patient Care
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For Whom the Cancer Bell Tolls — Or Should It?Matthew S. Katz, MDFeb 19, 2020
Let’s look critically at the prospective trial evaluating the association of ringing a bell with distress experienced by patients with cancer.
Practice and Patient Care, Research and Science
Progress at a Price: The Global Cancer BurdenClifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCOFeb 04, 2020
As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of World Cancer Day this February 4, it’s important to recognize that we are making progress in addressing cancer.
International, Practice and Patient Care, Research and Science
World Cancer Day, or “World Cancer Prevention and Patient Support Day”!Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FASCO, FACPFeb 04, 2020
World Cancer Day 2020 is about every one of us, and about asking for our commitment to do something to prevent cancer and support people and communities deal with cancer.
International, Practice and Patient Care
Finding the Inspiration to Make a Global Impact in a World of RVUsDon S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCOJan 28, 2020
My interests in education and global oncology have allowed me to connect with great people. One of them is Dr. Julie Gralow, a fierce advocate for global oncology and an international expert in breast cancer.
International, Practice and Patient Care

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