2018-2019 ASCO President Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, describes how visiting and talking with people with cancer and providers across the United States highlights the importance of access to cancer care. Read More >>
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June 1, 2019 · Monica Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO
April 30, 2019 · Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO
In this month’s From the Editor’s Desk, Dr. Schapira talks about the power that the word "cancer" has and how it can influence important decisions about treatment plans. Read More >>
December 18, 2018 · Eduardo Miranda, MD, FACP
Laredo, Texas, was ASCO President Dr. Bertagnolli’s latest stop in her ASCO in the Community tour. These visits are focused on understanding and addressing the barriers that prevent people from receiving quality cancer care. Local medical oncologist Dr. Eduardo Miranda shares what patients, caregivers, and health care providers in his community had to say. Read More >>
December 6, 2018 · Greg Guthrie, ASCO staff
ASCO President Dr. Monica Bertagnolli is going out into local communities to find out what people with cancer and health care providers think and need. The second of these town halls was held in Sudbury, Massachusetts. In this podcast, Dr. Colin Weekes and Pastor Joel Guillemette describe the town hall and what they learned from the conversation about the role of hope and how people cope with fear of mortality. Read More >>
August 31, 2018 · Electra D. Paskett, PhD, and Colin D. Weekes, MD, PhD
ASCO President Dr. Monica Bertagnolli is going out into local communities to find out what people with cancer and providers think and need. The first of these town halls was held in Marietta, Ohio. In this post, Dr. Electra Paskett and Dr. Colin Weekes describe some of the lessons that were taken home from this question-and-answer session. Read More >>
