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Diagnosed With a Gynecologic Cancer? 7 Questions to Ask Your Doctor
If you’ve been diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer, learning about your disease and its treatment can help you make well-informed decisions and regain a sense of control.
ASCO in the Community: Understanding the Cancer Experience in a Texas-Mexico Border Town
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.
How Symptom Tracking Makes Cancer Care Better
In this month’s From the Editor’s Desk, Dr. Schapira discusses the role of tracking and reporting side effects in high-quality care, including advances in patient-reported outcomes or PROs.
ASCO in the Community: A Doctor and a Pastor Talk About Cancer, Death, Hope, and Faith
Cancer, Communication, and Compassion: How Cancer Has Affected My Story
How Teleoncology Helps Deliver High-Quality Cancer Care
6 Ways Relatives and Friends Can Help When You Have Cancer
In this month’s From the Editor’s Desk, Dr. Schapira shares her thoughts on how loved ones can contribute to the cancer experience in a fulfilling and effective way.
Learning About Your Cancer Diagnosis in a Fog
People diagnosed with cancer often say they were stunned when they heard the news and unable to process what they heard afterward, as if a fog had obscured everything. After this initial shock, it is important to learn about what comes next. Leukemia survivor Doug Smith shares his experiences with coping with this fog.
ASCO in the Community: Learning from People With Cancer in Rural Ohio
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.
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