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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
1 Comment
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
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
Gratitude and Blessings: Italian Oncologists Present at a Papal AudienceGuest CommentaryOct 10, 2018
Dr. Stefania Gori describes the Italian Association of Medical Oncology's meeting with Pope Francis, and the blessing he offered to everyone who cares for people with cancer.
Practice and Patient Care
The Good DoctorDon S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCOSep 25, 2018
To be a truly good doctor, you can't just care for people - you have to care about people.
Practice and Patient Care
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Mentorship and Sponsorship: Investing in the Future of Cancer CareLinda R. Duska, MD, MPHSep 11, 2018
I often run into people I’ve trained, and they tell me that they hear my words in their heads when they operate, as if I’m standing beside them. And in a way, I always am.
Practice and Patient Care, Professional Development
Caught Off GuardDon S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCOSep 11, 2018
I had the enormous privilege of speaking with poet Anya Silver about her experience living with metastatic breast cancer and her perspective on physician-patient communication.
Practice and Patient Care
Men Need to Talk About Their FeelingsAnne Katz, PhD, RN, FAANSep 06, 2018
When men have traditionally been socialized to be stoic and not share their problems, the road after cancer can be lonely and isolating.
Practice and Patient Care
A Perfect DeathL. Michael Glode, MD, FACP, FASCOAug 31, 2018
Some reflections on John McCain, mortality, Hamilton, and the story you leave behind. 
Practice and Patient Care
1 Comment
ASCO in the Community: Listening and Learning From Our Patients in AppalachiaGuest CommentaryAug 24, 2018
ASCO leaders and local members, including Dr. Electra D. Paskett and Dr. Colin D. Weekes, participated in a town hall to hear concerns and answers questions from patients in rural Ohio.
Practice and Patient Care
Treating Patients With Cancer Is a PrivilegeMiriam Knoll, MDAug 09, 2018
"You're an oncologist? How can you do it?" Radiation oncologists chimed in on Twitter about the rewards of the job.
Practice and Patient Care
The Proof of the Pudding Principle in OncologyInternational PerspectivesAug 08, 2018
Dr. Raj Mohan looks at surgical oncology through the lens of the saying that "the proof of the pudding is in the eating": ultimately, the outcome matters more than the process.
Practice and Patient Care
A Lesson From Joyce: Perfect Shouldn’t Be the Enemy of GoodGuest CommentaryAug 06, 2018
A patient who refused chemotherapy offered Dr. Erika Hamilton a lesson in compromise. 
Practice and Patient Care
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Lessons Learned From the "Very Old" PatientsAnne Katz, PhD, RN, FAANAug 01, 2018
I love talking with those patients who are in their 80s and beyond, who have seen so much and have so much to teach me.
Practice and Patient Care
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
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 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

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