In March, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli visited Queens, NY, to learn about cancer care there. Dr. Margaret Kemeny writes about what delivering cancer care is like in a community that is both ethnically and socioeconomically diverse. Read More >>
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May 21, 2019 · Margaret Kemeny, MD
ASCO in the Community: Listening and Learning From the Experience of a Public Hospital in Queens, NY
April 11, 2019 · Bárbara Segarra-Vázquez, DHSc
Dr. Bárbara Segarra-Vázquez’s breast cancer diagnosis in 2003 has led to a career of advocacy in cancer research as well as bringing the Hispanic experience to cancer clinicians. Read More >>
March 26, 2019 · Marcia Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD
San Juan and Caguas, Puerto Rico, were recent stops in ASCO President Dr. Bertagnolli’s “ASCO in the Community” tour. These visits are focused on understanding and addressing the barriers that prevent people from receiving quality cancer care. Dr. Marcia Cruz-Correa shares some insight into what delivering cancer care is like in Puerto Rico, especially after Hurricane Maria. Read More >>
January 3, 2019 · Narjust Florez, MD
The stigma of lung cancer has powerful consequences for those diagnosed with the disease. Dr. Narjust Florez shares the story of a patient who was brave in the face of lung cancer but feared the judgment of her community. Read More >>
June 27, 2018 · Stephanie L. Graff, MD, and Kelly Shanahan, MD
"I know too much. I don't know enough." Dr. Stephanie L. Graff interviews Dr. Kelly Shanahan, an OB/GYN living with metastatic breast cancer, about what it is like being a patient who is also a doctor. Read More >>