Oncology Perspective

• The Case for 'Safe' Step Therapy   David Kerr discusses step therapy, focusing on the potential to provide more access to innovative cancer medicines globally.
  Medscape Oncology, May 02, 2022
• What to Know About New Guidelines on Systemic HCC Therapy Dr Nancy Reau speaks with HCC expert Dr Amit Singal on how these 11 new recommendations may change how you approach this increasingly common cancer.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 29, 2022
• What Explains 'Sobering' Variations in Breast Cancer Care?   Kathy Miller discusses results from a recent study illustrating the impact of geography on breast cancer care.
  Medscape Oncology, April 28, 2022
• Tenure: A System Built on Coercion Academic medicine depends on us giving away our labor for free. Why do we keep doing it?
  Medscape Blogs, April 28, 2022
• Cure, Prevent, or Manage All Disease: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's Bold Plan Is Already Working   Dr Eric Topol sits down with Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan to talk about the next phase of their ambitious Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
  Medscape, April 28, 2022
• Cancer Data Reproducibility Problem Undermines Public Trust   Dr Maurie Markman discusses problems with the replicability of research published in high-impact medical journals and the potential implications.
  Medscape Oncology, April 27, 2022
• Best CRC Treatment De-intensification: Better Screening   Mark Lewis, MD, discusses the decline in colorectal cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic and his hopes for the future.
  Medscape Oncology, April 27, 2022
• Think About Antibiotics Like We Think About Chemotherapy Healthcare providers can be somewhat cavalier about ordering antibiotics. Maybe if we thought about antibiotics like we think about chemotherapy, we'd do better with our prescribing practices.
  Medscape Blogs, April 27, 2022
• A 'Wake-Up' Call to Resolve UK Cancer Drug Access   David Kerr questions the policy that patients in Scotland with prostate cancer have access to olaparib, yet patients in the rest of the United Kingdom do not.
  Medscape Oncology, April 26, 2022
• The Mental Health Sacrifice of IMGs' Search for Perfection Medical students must be perfect in everything they do. But that pursuit of "perfection" can have devastating consequences.
  Medscape Blogs, April 26, 2022
• Managing a Loved One's Finances: 'Do You Have a Magic Book?'   Kathy Miller discusses the importance of preparing financial information for loved ones to access in the case of medical emergencies.
  Medscape Oncology, April 25, 2022
• Infographic: Physician Incomes Gain, Pay Gaps Remain The Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2022 infographic shows growth in physician income, specialties with biggest pay gains, and pay disparities between men and women and between ethnic groups.
  Medscape, April 22, 2022
• Animal Reservoirs, Immunocompromised Hosts: COVID Dangers Ahead   Stanford's Benjamin Pinsky on the potential for even more transmissible and pathogenic versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to arise.
  Medscape, April 21, 2022
• A Year of Lung Cancer Improvements, With More Work To Do   Dr Mark Kris discusses good news in lung cancer and urges efforts to improve lung cancer screening.
  Medscape Oncology, April 21, 2022
• Gendered Expectations of Physician Accessibility A research paper validates an oncologist's lived experience with gender-biased workloads, especially related to the EHR, as her daily clinic experience differed vastly from that of many of her male counterparts.
  Medscape Blogs, April 21, 2022
• Oncogene-Positive Lung Cancer: What Therapy to Start?   Dr Mark Kris discusses the choice between chemotherapy and targeted therapy in patients with lung cancer and oncogenic drivers.
  Medscape Oncology, April 20, 2022
• Cancer Groundshot: From Blog Post to ASCO Session Bishal Gyawali, MD, PhD, looks at the rise of the cancer groundshot.
  Medscape Oncology, April 20, 2022
• Do You Have PRRT FOMO? Targeted isotopes are kicking butt and taking names. Is your health center abreast of the crowd?
  Medscape Blogs, April 19, 2022
• Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2022: Incomes Gain, Pay Gaps Remain Income is starting to recover for many physicians, who are still trying to overcome a very tough year.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, April 15, 2022
• Twitter Polls: Tapping Into the Wisdom of Crowds Oncologist Jack West explores the powerful benefits of Twitter polls.
  Medscape Oncology, April 14, 2022