Oncology Perspective

• Five Characteristics of an Outstanding Ward Attending What makes a great doctor goes hand in hand with what makes a great educator. Here are five characteristics of a great attending.
  Medscape Blogs, September 16, 2021
• 'Locker Room' Talk About Death: Time for Oncologists to Stop 'Well, it's pretty clear he's going to die.' The brusque phrasing felt atypical coming from the otherwise gentle-hearted trainee.
  Medscape Oncology, September 16, 2021
• Can Telemedicine Survive? The future of telemedicine remains uncertain. Oncologist Jack West explores how we can give this approach staying power.
  Medscape Oncology, September 15, 2021
• The 9/11 Firefighters and Cancer Incidence: 'We Owe Them'   Whether or not the 9/11 firefighters are at increased risk for cancer, we owe them close and careful attention to their health, says Dr F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, September 15, 2021
• A Leading Virologist Reveals His Two 'Nightmare' Viruses   Virologist Florian Krammer talks about how much we should worry about the Delta virus and the truth about antibody tests.
  Medscape, September 14, 2021
• Oncologists Still Failing 'Woefully' at Molecular Testing Oncologist Jack West explores why molecular testing in advanced lung cancer is not happening often enough in the clinic
  Medscape Oncology, September 14, 2021
• Breast Cancer in Black Women: Physicians Do Not Know Enough Breast cancer disproportionately limits the survival of Black women. We need to understand why.
  Medscape Blogs, September 14, 2021
• ESMO 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ESMO 2021
  Medscape Oncology, September 13, 2021
• Early Cancer Drug Results: Are We Celebrating Too Soon? How we can spot limitations in new clinical trial findings.
  Medscape Oncology, September 10, 2021
• This Oncologist Created a Legacy for a Beloved Patient   Our cameras captured the inspiring journey of one doctor determined to help her patient live on, even after her death.
  Medscape Oncology, September 09, 2021
• WCLC 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from WCLC 2021
  Medscape Oncology, September 08, 2021
• Regeneron Co-Founder on Monoclonal Antibody Treatment   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with George Yancopoulos, MD, PhD, President & Chief Scientific Officer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., about the development and promise of monoclonal antibody treatment.
  WebMD, September 07, 2021
• Why Are BIPOC Physicians Leaving Academia? Physicians who identify as BIPOC are leaving academic medicine in droves. This mass exodus has been intensifying in recent years. An oncologist looks at the one thing that may keep them in academia.
  Medscape Blogs, September 07, 2021
• The World Needs to Collectively Grieve Grief should be a communal process. If we don't acknowledge this, we lose part of our humanity. Dr Jennifer Lycette on how we might be missing collective grief and how we begin a conversation about it.
  Medscape Blogs, September 03, 2021
• Why Every Oncologist Should Own a Classic Car An oncologist looks at how owning a classic car helps her relate to and understand her posttreatment cancer patients.
  Medscape Blogs, September 02, 2021
• Death and Dying in America Dr George Lundberg says planning for the end of life should be a requirement and suggests that as a country, we have a long way to go.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, September 02, 2021
• A Horse in the Hospital? Meet 'Doctor Peyo' A 15-year-old stallion is having a remarkable impact on the patients and caregivers at one French hospital.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 01, 2021
• 'Coma' Author Robin Cook on Medical Thrillers and Healthcare   With his latest book, 'Viral,' Robin Cook says he's trying to entertain people and get them to think about the parts of healthcare that aren't working.
  Medscape, August 30, 2021
• The Time to Increase Our Adenoma Detection Rates Is Now   Dr David Johnson explains why we must aim for aspirational adenoma detection rates well beyond what we've had in years past.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, August 30, 2021
• We Need to Level With Our Patients About Tumor Sequencing   A recent look at the real-world benefits of tumor sequencing suggests that it may be a mixed bag for patients, says Dr Kathy Miller.
  Medscape Oncology, August 27, 2021