In this month’s “From the Editor in Chief” column, Dr. Jyoti Patel discusses the global state of cancer ahead of World Cancer Day on February 4. She reflects on the progress that’s been made in reducing the cancer burden and shares ways we can all help close the care gap.
In this “Cancer in My Community” post, Dr. Alvaro Menendez describes what cancer is like in El Salvador, including the system that exists for accessing cancer care, how that system is evolving, and where patients can find support in El Salvador.
Dr. Lynette Denny shares what it was like being diagnosed with cancer, how a recurrence many years later changed her approach to coping, and the disparities in care she’s witnessed as an oncologist.
In this “Cancer in My Community” post, Dr. Claudio Martin describes what cancer care is like in Argentina, including what led him to a career in oncology and the work being done to reduce inequities in care and expand access to clinical trials.
In this podcast, Dr. Fay Hlubocky and Dr. Manali Patel discuss what health equity and quality care mean in the context of cancer care and describe research highlights in these areas from the 2022 Quality Care Symposium.
In this “Cancer in My Community” post, Dr. Ichrak Ben Abdallah describes what cancer is like in Tunisia, including what drew her to oncology, how people with cancer in Tunisia receive care, and the prevalence of cancers caused by tobacco use in the country.
In this podcast, Dr. Manali Patel interviews Stephanie Walker about her experience living with metastatic breast cancer, how she got involved with patient advocacy, and her work leading the BECOME Research project to increase Black patient participation in clinical trials.
Read research from the 2022 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, including studies on how cancer navigation programs and lower-cost drug alternatives can lower the cost of care and a study on how Medicaid expansion affected the rates of metastatic cancer diagnoses and cancer deaths.
In this “Cancer in My Community” post, Dr. Carlos Barrios discusses why he was drawn to oncology, the disparities that exist in cancer care in Brazil, why expanding access to clinical trials is so important, and resources available to help those with cancer in Brazil.
In this podcast, 3 Cancer.Net Associate Editors discuss new research presented at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting in non-small cell lung cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Ewing sarcoma, and neuroblastoma.
