Oncologist serving people w/ #cancer in #MedEd #SciComm & #bcsm. Past ASCO Ed Chair. Cofounder @HCWvsHunger. #LongCovid. Team hope/good trouble/go high. No FCOI

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Joined November 2009
My grandpa used to say “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” The 1st time I was old enough to get it, I said “That’s not fair!” He said “Exactly! So make it your life’s work to ensure everyone meets each other.” He’s 2 decades gone, but I’m still at it. #advocacy #MedEd
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I trained as a doc in the era before any work hour restrictions. We learned a lot working >90 hrs/wk, but many also fell asleep driving home, struggled with mental health, delayed families, & more. Please read below & act to protect doctors in training & patients. #MedTwitter
Protect house staff and our patients from excess call burden and inadequate time between shifts! Deadline (10/22) approaching to protest proposed loosening of work hours restrictions for trainees. Relevant sections are screenshotted. Survey here: acgme.org/programs-and-insti…
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YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT: Make someone's day without them knowing it was you.
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This is a big loss for virology and infectious disease community. Helen Branswell was a brilliant, ethical, evidence-based science journalist and was so reliable during the COVID pandemic. She never fell for the ridiculous conspiracies or raised false equivalencies just to get more clicks and readers, Helen was very special, I will miss her
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Rest in power, @HelenBranswell. A true legend in #SciComm + such a kind person. You are irreplaceable, but you leave the work in the best possible hands @statnews. #OncTwitter, for all our progress, we have miles to go before we sleep. 😞Condolences to all who are missing her.
It is hard to believe that Helen Branswell has passed away. Just heartbreaking. On January 4, 2020, Helen wrote STAT's first story on a mystery pneumonia outbreak in China. She saw the pandemic coming well before anyone was paying attention. Helen was a journalist who knew more than most of the experts she interviewed. She understood the science, the history and the politics of every outbreak she covered. She asked the hardest (and best) questions and never let me get away with a vague answer Experts learned from her. I certainly did It's hard to imagine a world of pandemics, biological threats and so much more without a Helen Branswell to explain it all. statnews.com/2026/10/13/hele…
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I got to know @rachnatshroff quite well through @SWOG and through our time together on the @ASCO Nominating Committee. A lot of people talk about mentorship and supporting the next generation of oncologists. Rachna devoted a substantial portion of her career to doing exactly that. The photo below was taken in 2023 at the LEAD conference, a meeting dedicated to empowering women in oncology. I had the good fortune of serving as faculty that year. I share this image as a tangible example of the oncology trainees, at least within my own sphere, whose lives and careers she touched. I know for a fact that there are countless others. The photo was taken shortly before she became the permanent chief at @UAZCancer. How Rachna balanced that role with a busy clinical practice, leadership responsibilities beyond her institution, and family life is beyond me. We often talk about burnout in oncology. Looking back, it sometimes seemed that Rachna possessed the antidote. Usually alongside her best bud @ninashah33, she celebrated life with enthusiasm and intention, turning even the most routine meeting into an opportunity to gather friends, build camaraderie, and create lasting memories. There is so much I learned from Rachna and so much that I will miss. My prayers are with her family, especially her two beautiful children. I hope that all of us will continue to honor her extraordinary legacy by carrying forward the generosity, mentorship, joy, and sense of community that she brought to our profession every day.
We join the oncology community in mourning the passing of Dr. Rachna T. Shroff, a renowned GI cancers expert and a dedicated ASCO volunteer. We are humbled by her dedication and strive to honor her legacy of commitment and altruism. Read more: bit.ly/4e7jBKu
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We join the oncology community in mourning the passing of Dr. Rachna T. Shroff, a renowned GI cancers expert and a dedicated ASCO volunteer. We are humbled by her dedication and strive to honor her legacy of commitment and altruism. Read more: bit.ly/4e7jBKu
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Breaking news: A 39-year-old woman from Franklin County, Pennsylvania, who had been diagnosed with measles has died, according to the local coroner’s office, marking the sixth such death reported since the state’s outbreak began this year. wapo.st/4ykZXlI
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ASCO’s decision to reduce the waiting period for members to access meeting content from 12 months to just 30 days is a significant step toward accelerating access to scientific knowledge. Thank you, @ASCO !
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What one abstract and one monograph tell us about a 28-year-old scientist's work in Irkutsk. Save and send to the person worried about the next pandemic: celinegounder.com/p/what-the… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com
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Hope is my favourite form of rebellion. Today, I hoped I'd make it to the park. And I did! It might not sound like much, but after everything my body has been through, this was a breakthrough!
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NRG-BR002: In oligometastatic breast cancer with ≤4 metastases, controlled primary disease, and no progression during ≤12 months of first-line systemic therapy, metastasis-directed ablation did not improve PFS or OS after ~5 years of follow-up. ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO…
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In a new NEJM Voices blog post, Dr. Theodore Iwashyna presents a step-by-step guide to writing a concise introduction to a clinical research manuscript. Read the post and sign up for email alerts: nej.md/4AQ1ySQ
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Could #Delta’s deadly reputation be partly explained by a tiny viral protein? ➡️ A new study suggests that mutations in #ORF3a, a SARS-CoV-2 protein often overshadowed by Spike, made the Delta variant particularly damaging. ➡️ Delta ORF3a selectively attacked lysosomes—the cell’s recycling and waste-disposal centres—triggering destructive cell death and inflammation while sparing the virus. 1/
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Exercise and remission from cancer: A randomized trial found 37% improved survival, 28% disease-free survival. But little is being done to incorporate in practice except @UPMC 1st health system covering "exercise oncology" program. gift link, by @AgrawalNina nytimes.com/2026/10/06/well/…
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Today’s approval makes 11 in #breastcancer since May 1! Google “FDA oncology approvals” for searchable list of heme/oncology FDA approvals (2006 to now) w/ a concise description of each, in reverse chronological order. A+ for Boards prep or clinical practice. #OncTwitter #bcsm
Pretty stunning review on advances in breast cancer treatment in this week’s NEJM So many new approvals since 2020 that they could only fit on a 2-page centerfold!!! Looks like it’s the roaring 20s in breast cancer research! #bcsm
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Link is here for those who want to bookmark or share this searchable list of FDA malignant heme/oncology approvals in reverse chronological order with concise info on each available at one click: fda.gov/drugs/resources-info…
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📣 Today #FDA approved maintenance tucatinib w/ trastuzumab/pertuzumab for adults w/ #HER2 positive adv/ #MetastaticBreastCancer after induction based on HER2CLIMB-05 (PFS HR 0.64, mPFS ~25 vs 16 mos; OS ⏳). ⚠️: hepatotoxicity, diarrhea #bcsm #OncTwitter #regulatory 1/2
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For a concise summary of HER2CLIMB-05 trial results & key info about this approval (& malignant heme/onc #regulatory approvals in general) as well as a link to most recent label, Google FDA Oncology approvals or bookmark/share this: fda.gov/drugs/resources-info…. #bcsm #OncTwitter
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Cancer Statistics 2026: What Every Medical Oncologist Should Know "The 2026 cancer statistics therefore deliver a coherent and clinically actionable message. Progress against cancer is real, substantial, and measurable. Yet it is unevenly distributed, biologically heterogeneous, and structurally constrained by inequities in access and implementation rather than limitations of scientific discovery" ascopost.com/news/september-…
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