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An Actionable Framework to Address Cancer Care …

WEBJeanne Regnante, chief health equity and diversity officer at the LUNGevity Foundation and a co-author of the framework, is hopeful that stakeholders in cancer care will greatly benefit from the new approach. …

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Transforming Cancer Care Delivery With Generative AI

WEBNov 09, 2023. By Geraldine Carroll, ASCO Publishing. Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform cancer care delivery from diagnosis to treatment selection, and even the …

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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Cancer Care Is Not One Thing.

WEBASCO’s Evolving Approach to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. ASCO’s work aims to address all of the important differences that can impact access to cancer care …

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Reaching Every Patient, Everywhere: ASCO’s

WEBWhile cancer care equity has been a high priority for the Society since its founding in 1964, the events of the past year have put a sharp focus on ASCO’s efforts …

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Patient Education Is an Essential Element of Quality Cancer Care

WEBData support the contention that good communication leads to improved health outcomes and supports coping. Our professional community has come a long …

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The Society’s Mission to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities

WEBCancer health disparities is a term commonly used to describe differences in incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of cancer and adverse related conditions …

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Disparities in Precision Cancer Care: A Multifaceted Problem

WEBInequities in precision cancer care are “complex and they’re multifaceted,” Dr. Pierce said in her introduction. “We know that lack of health insurance or inadequate …

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Staying Current in Today’s Era of Rapidly Evolving Medical Advances

WEBA study in 2011 estimated that “the doubling time of medical knowledge in 1950 was 50 years; in 1980, 7 years; and in 2010, 3.5 years. In 2020 it is projected to be …

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Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Adolescent and Young …

WEBThere's a Health Link particularly for mental health issues following cancer, and also one for issues related to the COVID pandemic that I hope survivors might find …

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Psycho-oncology: A Mental Health Priority for Patients, Families

WEBPsycho-oncology: A Mental Health Priority for Patients, Families. Sep 12, 2011. Dr. Antonella Surbone (right) and friend in Italy. From the moment researchers …

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Ethics and Health Information Technology ASCO Connection

WEBHealth data that resides in a large data farm accessible only though proprietary software does not seem to be something that a patient owns. Electronic …

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Taking A Stand: A Conversation About Health Equity

WEBTaking a Stand. As the conversation came to a close, Dr. Pierce and Dr. Perez shared some final thoughts regarding health equity, as well as their hopes for the …

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Cancer Care by Zip Code: Examining Geographic Health Disparities …

WEBCancer health disparities is a term commonly used to describe differences in incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of cancer related to conditions among …

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Ensuring Equitable Cancer Care for Every Patient: A Conversation …

WEBA survey of health care providers of underserved communities is also planned to better understand their needs for delivering optimal care to their patients. The biggest …

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Cancer Care in the Hispanic/Latinx Population: A Tale From the …

WEBThe Hispanic/Latinx population living in the U.S. continues to face many challenges, including high uninsured rates, lack of representation in oncology clinical …

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Exploring the Link Between High-Protein Diets and Breast Cancer

WEBMichelle D. Holmes, MD, DrPH, MPH. Key Points. This study of 6,348 women who were part of the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and who were diagnosed with …

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Re-Engineering the Health Care Code: The Reality of Genetic …

WEBThrough global health work in the low-income countries of Honduras and Guatemala, I witnessed how even the best scientific tools can become defunct if viable …

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Is Health Information Technology a Driving Force for Change or …

WEBIn health care, we often find ourselves reacting to events rather than dictating them. Being cast in this undesirable position is often unavoidable when dealing …

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Demystifying MACRA: Medicare Reimbursement Enters the Era of …

WEBExamples of improvement activities include achieving health equity, emergency preparedness and response, and integrated behavioral and mental health. …

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2021 ASCO Annual Meeting Preview: Connect With One of the …

WEBBoyd is a pediatrician, public health advocate, and scholar who writes and teaches on the relationship between structural racism, inequity, and health. She has a …

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How I Became a Surgeon, Clinical Researcher, and Director of …

WEBClement A. Adebamowo, BM, ChB Hons, ScD, FWACS, FACS, FASCO, FSSO, has a career that spans two continents. He is a tenured Professor in the …

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How I Became a Clinical Oncology Pharmacist ASCO Connection

WEBHow I Became a Clinical Oncology Pharmacist. Oct 27, 2021. Alison Palumbo, PharmD, MPH, BCOP, is a clinical oncology pharmacist at Oregon Health and …

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