11 Ways to Better Communicate With Your Colleagues
May 3rd 2016No matter where you practice medicine, if your duties include patient care then you are going to interact with other oncologists. In some cases you may question the quality of their care. Help your peers to become better physicians by respecting them first, then relaying your concerns to them. Here are some examples of how not to do it, paired with kinder, gentler alternatives.
FDA Approves RCC Drug, Prostate Cancer and Smoking Link: April News Roundup
April 29th 2016This slide show highlights some of the top stories of the month, including the approval of a new agent for RCC, a study that found declines in prostate cancer deaths have mirrored the declines in smoking rates, and more.
Highlights From the 2016 ASCO Cancer Survivorship Symposium
February 12th 2016This slide show includes some of the top highlights from the 2016 ASCO Cancer Survivorship Symposium, including studies on whether lymphoma survivors receive the recommended care, how personalization improved survivorship care plan adherence among breast cancer patients, and more.
Top 5 Highlights From the 2016 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium
February 6th 2016This slide show includes highlights from the 2016 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, including studies on pancreatic cancer patients treated at a high-volume center, Lutathera in patients with midgut neuroendocrine tumors, and more.
Confronting America’s Smoking Pandemic, Part 2: 1967–1985
December 16th 2015Dr. Alan Blum and Cancer Network have partnered to assemble a four-part slideshow series addressing the history of America’s smoking pandemic. Part 2 highlights the rise of tobacco awareness, and anti-smoking activism and legislation.
Making the Most of the ASCO Annual Meeting
May 29th 2015We present some tips and advice from the editorial board of ONCOLOGY on how to make the most at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, including places to go in Chicago, nice spots at McCormick Place, and some recommended presentations and sessions.
Top Highlights From the 2015 Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting
April 2nd 2015This slide show features some of the top highlights from the 2015 Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting, including a vaccine trial in ovarian cancer and a possible biomarker in advanced cervical cancer.
Confronting America’s Smoking Pandemic, Part 1: 1939–1966
March 6th 2015Ahead of the World Tobacco Congress, Dr. Alan Blum and Cancer Network have partnered to assemble a four-part slideshow series addressing the history of America’s smoking pandemic. Part 1 examines the early evidence linking smoking with cancer.