2019 ASCO Annual Meeting: Caring for Every Patient, Learning From Every Patient

Last Updated: May 29, 2019

2018-2019 ASCO President, Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, discusses the theme of the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting.

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2019 ASCO ® Annual Meeting: Caring for Every Patient, Learning from Every Patient

Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO; 2018-2019 ASCO President: The theme of this year's Annual Meeting is "Caring for Every Patient, Learning From Every Patient," and there are many, many patients I've had the honor of working with over the years who underlie that theme, and it is this: I can't tell you how many times I have been sitting with a patient in the clinic and they've said to me, "Dr. Bertagnolli, I really hope something about my journey, my experience with cancer can be used to help someone else." So the theme of this year's meeting, "Caring for Every Patient, Learning From Every Patient," is dedicated to all those patients who told me that over the years. 

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2019 ASCO ® Annual Meeting: Caring for Every Patient, Learning from Every Patient

Special Thanks:

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

  • Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants of Newark, Delaware

  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center