Showing posts with label ASCO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ASCO. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

ASCO, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?


The organization that sets standards for cancer care does not include cognitive issues in their patient consent document 


Last Thursday I was in Arlington, VA at the National Cancer Institute’s 6th Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference. I had been asked to speak about cancer and cognition. Specifically, the organizers wanted me to comment on the “disconnect” between the research/medical community and the patient experience.