Changing The Narrative: 10 Recommendations for Caring for Young Adults With Lung Cancer
By Narjust Florez, MD, Fatima Wilder, MD, MSc, Lauren Kiel, BS, and Rebekah Kaufman, MSIt is about time that we change the narrative of lung cancer being a disease that impacts elderly men with a smoking history into one that encompasses our modern reality of an inclusive patient population, including women and especially including...
Caring for Caregivers: An Overdue Need for Effective Intervention
“…and how are you doing?” I asked, gazing at the patient’s spouse during the history taking. She appeared flabbergasted for a few seconds followed by a drastic change in her facial expression, reflecting the amount of burden she was bearing to cope with her husband’s illness. She is used to playing a supporting role...
Finding My Community: Building a Strong Network to Improve Sarcoma Care and AYA Oncology in the Philippines
By Paula Isabel G. Franco, MDEver since I started my oncology training in the Philippines, the dream was to become a recipient of the International Development and Education Award (IDEA) grant from ASCO and Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation. Each year, IDEA enables early-career oncologists, surgeons, and palliative care specialists to attend the ASCO...
Hematology/Oncology Training Must Evolve Now to Meet the Workforce Challenges of the Future: A Fellow’s Perspective
By Matthew Kurian, MDFrom chemotherapy and immunotherapy to targeted treatments, hematology/oncology is exploding with new and exciting developments each day. If one does not enjoy consistently learning, changing, and adapting, then this field will become a difficult one to keep up with. To become a good hematologist and oncologist, one needs to develop the...
Yes! Tumor Boards Have a Place at All Major Oncology Meetings
Multidisciplinary tumor boards have become an essential component for the care of patients with cancer. Many countries require all hospitals that take care of patients with cancer hold tumor board meetings. A large number of countries even require tumor board decisions in order to have surgeries or medications approved. Comprehensive cancer centers, standalone cancer...
My Journey Through the Hematology / Oncology Fellowship Match
By Michael LaPelusa, MDIntroduction
The 2022-2023 National Resident Matching Program Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match was the largest ever. A total of 9,387 applicants rode the tortuous rollercoaster known as the Fellowship Match. A lucky 7,648 fellowship applicants matched to a fellowship position. This figure included 3,892 graduates of MD medical schools, 1,093 graduates of...
Set Up Your Collaborative Team for Success: A Guideline for Advanced Practice Provider/Physician Team-Based Care in Oncology
By Tammy Triglianos, DNP, ANP-BC, AOCNP, Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, FASCO, and Matthew Milowsky, MD, FASCONot only are the number of advanced practice providers (APPs) practicing in oncology continuing to increase, but the role of APPs caring for patients with cancer continues to expand. APPs have significant roles in providing continuity of patient care...
I Travel for Global Oncology: The Tale of My Great Journey at the University of Lahore in Pakistan
By Khalid El Bairi, MDOn a beautiful morning in early October 2022, I received a WhatsApp message from an enthusiastic young professor of pharmacy, Dr. Faisal Gulzar, who invited me to deliver presentations in a country very far from my home in Morocco—Pakistan! A country that I've never visited and that I mostly know...
In-Person Ask the Doctor About Lymphoma: Featuring Dr. Jennifer Amengual and Columbia University – April 20, 2023
Ask The Doctor
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Chicago Lymphoma Workshop: June 17, 2023 – Save the Date
Lymphoma Workshops
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