Without access to board-certified oncologists in their area, millions of Americans have no choice but to head to the fairgrounds to visit Old Hickory, the Astounding Medical Equine
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Clinic Closures Force More Rural Americans To Rely On Horse Who Stomps Twice When Patient Has Cancer
WASHINGTON—In the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to require employers to pay a $100,000 fee in order to hire immigrant physicians on H-1B visas, clinics closures across rural America this...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Without access to board-certified oncologists in their area, millions of Americans have no choice but to head to the fairgrounds to visit Old Hickory, the Astounding Medical Equine
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The relief I feel today.
Here’s the story: in February this year they found a golf-ball sized tumour in my mum’s brain. It was glioblastoma. It’s been a wild 10 months but she’s just finished the last round of chemo. Her MRIs are good. Her neurosurgeon and oncologists are happy. It’s over.
Here’s the story: in February this year they found a golf-ball sized tumour in my mum’s brain. It was glioblastoma. It’s been a wild 10 months but she’s just finished the last round of chemo. Her MRIs are good. Her neurosurgeon and oncologists are happy. It’s over.
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The relief I feel today.
Here’s the story: in February this year they found a golf-ball sized tumour in my mum’s brain. It was glioblastoma. It’s been a wild 10 months but she’s just finished the last round of chemo. Her MRIs are good. Her neurosurgeon and oncologists are happy. It’s over.
Here’s the story: in February this year they found a golf-ball sized tumour in my mum’s brain. It was glioblastoma. It’s been a wild 10 months but she’s just finished the last round of chemo. Her MRIs are good. Her neurosurgeon and oncologists are happy. It’s over.
Dr. Sumanta Pal of @cityofhope.bsky.social & @lymphomadoc.bsky.social of @mdanderson.bsky.social discuss two of the major challenges facing oncologists in 2026 on the latest episode of the #ASCODailyNews Podcast: brnw.ch/21wY5Tt
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Dr. Sumanta Pal of @cityofhope.bsky.social & @lymphomadoc.bsky.social of @mdanderson.bsky.social discuss two of the major challenges facing oncologists in 2026 on the latest episode of the #ASCODailyNews Podcast: brnw.ch/21wY5Tt
Ask oncologists. I hope he gets his tests done but being a passenger is a lil different from flying the plane. Ask oncologists and ask analysts what data for prostrate cancer shows. Pandemic has MPs all fantasising that they’re medical professionals now.
December 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ask oncologists. I hope he gets his tests done but being a passenger is a lil different from flying the plane. Ask oncologists and ask analysts what data for prostrate cancer shows. Pandemic has MPs all fantasising that they’re medical professionals now.
Oncologists, B7 beware: dermatologists from #OSUWexMed sharing a call to action for oncologists to ask patients about biotin use for hair regrowth in interpretation of TSH, PSA, estradiol, testosterone, and more. Beyond lab interference, limited evidence for efficacy.
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Biotin Supplements for Hair and Nail Regrowth: A Caution for Oncologists | JCO Oncology Practice
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December 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Oncologists, B7 beware: dermatologists from #OSUWexMed sharing a call to action for oncologists to ask patients about biotin use for hair regrowth in interpretation of TSH, PSA, estradiol, testosterone, and more. Beyond lab interference, limited evidence for efficacy.
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Viewpoint explores the growing complexity of #cancer care and the essential role of #AI-enhanced decision support tools in helping oncologists manage evolving treatment options and maintain high-quality patient care. ja.ma/3XFOOM8
AI to Support Modern Cancer Care
This Viewpoint discusses how various artificial intelligence–powered tools could be used to augment cancer care, specifically clinical decision support tools.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Viewpoint explores the growing complexity of #cancer care and the essential role of #AI-enhanced decision support tools in helping oncologists manage evolving treatment options and maintain high-quality patient care. ja.ma/3XFOOM8
Some people are skeptical about robocars, but evidence shows Waymo is safer than human drivers. If we found a cure for cancer, we wouldn't withhold it because it would put oncologists out of work.
"Waymo’s self-driving cars were involved in 91% fewer serious-injury-or-worse crashes..."
"Waymo’s self-driving cars were involved in 91% fewer serious-injury-or-worse crashes..."
Opinion | The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Some people are skeptical about robocars, but evidence shows Waymo is safer than human drivers. If we found a cure for cancer, we wouldn't withhold it because it would put oncologists out of work.
"Waymo’s self-driving cars were involved in 91% fewer serious-injury-or-worse crashes..."
"Waymo’s self-driving cars were involved in 91% fewer serious-injury-or-worse crashes..."
Less of an argument, more of a fun fact... I've gotten to watch radiation oncologists build out therapy plans where an AI suggests a general area, but then the doc goes in and cleans up the suggestion -- like when you "select" in photoshop and it doesn't quite capture what you wanted.
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Less of an argument, more of a fun fact... I've gotten to watch radiation oncologists build out therapy plans where an AI suggests a general area, but then the doc goes in and cleans up the suggestion -- like when you "select" in photoshop and it doesn't quite capture what you wanted.
well this was not me. I'm on teacher insurance which tends to be better than everything else I've ever encountered (though not as good as it used to be) but my friend is not and she has had issues in the past, especially with expensive tests (they turned down a PET scan her oncologists wanted, ffs)
November 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
well this was not me. I'm on teacher insurance which tends to be better than everything else I've ever encountered (though not as good as it used to be) but my friend is not and she has had issues in the past, especially with expensive tests (they turned down a PET scan her oncologists wanted, ffs)
Seriously, I had numerous oncologists tell me that they believe AI can be helpful in eventually fighting cancer cells, and I don't have a reason not to believe them. However, that is not what I see most AI being used for these days, it's used to take jobs and stunt art.
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Seriously, I had numerous oncologists tell me that they believe AI can be helpful in eventually fighting cancer cells, and I don't have a reason not to believe them. However, that is not what I see most AI being used for these days, it's used to take jobs and stunt art.
Credits his sky daddy for his health before he credits the universal health care paid oncologists that saved his life, the same ones who he hopes to someday profit off of other peoples' cancer experiences, before he eventually dies.
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Credits his sky daddy for his health before he credits the universal health care paid oncologists that saved his life, the same ones who he hopes to someday profit off of other peoples' cancer experiences, before he eventually dies.
This is like when oncologists get diagnosed with certain cancers and are like, “welp, it was a good run and I won’t be having chemotherapy”.
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is like when oncologists get diagnosed with certain cancers and are like, “welp, it was a good run and I won’t be having chemotherapy”.
It's a simple equation: Most insurance has ~8000 out of pocket. Medicare for all would cost less than $2000 a year, for those who can pay.
A cancer survivor, throat. W/out insurance costs would have exceeded $300,000.00. Chemo, radiation, although brutal, full cure. Plus really good oncologists!
A cancer survivor, throat. W/out insurance costs would have exceeded $300,000.00. Chemo, radiation, although brutal, full cure. Plus really good oncologists!
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It's a simple equation: Most insurance has ~8000 out of pocket. Medicare for all would cost less than $2000 a year, for those who can pay.
A cancer survivor, throat. W/out insurance costs would have exceeded $300,000.00. Chemo, radiation, although brutal, full cure. Plus really good oncologists!
A cancer survivor, throat. W/out insurance costs would have exceeded $300,000.00. Chemo, radiation, although brutal, full cure. Plus really good oncologists!
Immunobuddies + hot drink = living your best Friday. Episode 169: New Immunotherapies for Non Oncologists and Community Teams Part 3 with Macmillan GP Lead for Wales Dr Elise Lang. @velindrecc.bsky.social @rickyfrazer1.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7jcU...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Immunobuddies + hot drink = living your best Friday. Episode 169: New Immunotherapies for Non Oncologists and Community Teams Part 3 with Macmillan GP Lead for Wales Dr Elise Lang. @velindrecc.bsky.social @rickyfrazer1.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7jcU...
Yes, let's look at Germanic New Medicine, a pseudoscience that has its roots in anti-Semitism, but also its founder's belief that he got testicular cancer because his son was murdered
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Yes, let's look at Germanic New Medicine, a pseudoscience that has its roots in anti-Semitism, but also its founder's belief that he got testicular cancer because his son was murdered
Vaccination efficacy and safety studies have some of the most robust and reproducible findings in all of medicine. It makes us oncologists look bad, honestly.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Vaccination efficacy and safety studies have some of the most robust and reproducible findings in all of medicine. It makes us oncologists look bad, honestly.
🩺It’s Not Just OB-GYNS
Dermatologists, oncologists, cardiologists—EVERY specialty is reporting that abortion bans force them to give WORSE CARE. Patients get delayed treatment, LESS-EFFECTIVE meds, or no options at all because lawmakers think “pregnancy policing” counts as medicine.
Dermatologists, oncologists, cardiologists—EVERY specialty is reporting that abortion bans force them to give WORSE CARE. Patients get delayed treatment, LESS-EFFECTIVE meds, or no options at all because lawmakers think “pregnancy policing” counts as medicine.
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🩺It’s Not Just OB-GYNS
Dermatologists, oncologists, cardiologists—EVERY specialty is reporting that abortion bans force them to give WORSE CARE. Patients get delayed treatment, LESS-EFFECTIVE meds, or no options at all because lawmakers think “pregnancy policing” counts as medicine.
Dermatologists, oncologists, cardiologists—EVERY specialty is reporting that abortion bans force them to give WORSE CARE. Patients get delayed treatment, LESS-EFFECTIVE meds, or no options at all because lawmakers think “pregnancy policing” counts as medicine.
On the 25/26 econ job market. Cancer affects 4 in 10 Americans; 1 in 10 die from it. My JMP studies how access to highly specialized oncologists affects survival and costs. If you are interested, click the link below.
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The Value of (Sub) Specialization: Evidence from Oncology | René Karadakic
Job Market Paper
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November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
On the 25/26 econ job market. Cancer affects 4 in 10 Americans; 1 in 10 die from it. My JMP studies how access to highly specialized oncologists affects survival and costs. If you are interested, click the link below.
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#EconJMP #EconSky
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#EconJMP #EconSky
Visited my uncle today before his next round of chemo and we were talking about everything and we relate on nearly everything. I don't have cancer obviously, but the side effects/symptoms and quality of life.. it's the same. Oncologists say M.E. patients have the same, if not lower QOL than +
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Visited my uncle today before his next round of chemo and we were talking about everything and we relate on nearly everything. I don't have cancer obviously, but the side effects/symptoms and quality of life.. it's the same. Oncologists say M.E. patients have the same, if not lower QOL than +
Panzer’s follow up was today. He is all healed from surgery, vet is very happy with how he is doing.
Histopathology report came back and unfortunately he does have cancer.
Vet is referring us to a few oncologists. They will call us to schedule a consult.
Donation link below, thank you.
Histopathology report came back and unfortunately he does have cancer.
Vet is referring us to a few oncologists. They will call us to schedule a consult.
Donation link below, thank you.
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Panzer’s follow up was today. He is all healed from surgery, vet is very happy with how he is doing.
Histopathology report came back and unfortunately he does have cancer.
Vet is referring us to a few oncologists. They will call us to schedule a consult.
Donation link below, thank you.
Histopathology report came back and unfortunately he does have cancer.
Vet is referring us to a few oncologists. They will call us to schedule a consult.
Donation link below, thank you.
This a bigger systemic issue. My bestie, his wife is an oncologist who works in the States, she actually studied under my oncologist back in the day. So many oncologists in the States, her friends are quitting and some are quite happy being crossing guards, etc. There is quite a bit of racism...
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This a bigger systemic issue. My bestie, his wife is an oncologist who works in the States, she actually studied under my oncologist back in the day. So many oncologists in the States, her friends are quitting and some are quite happy being crossing guards, etc. There is quite a bit of racism...
I am in Edmonton but this is a province wide issue. And has been openly stated like I say in the news and by oncologists. And yes they did. They know the stats and each case is very individual on treatment based on the cancer you present.
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I am in Edmonton but this is a province wide issue. And has been openly stated like I say in the news and by oncologists. And yes they did. They know the stats and each case is very individual on treatment based on the cancer you present.
reason I hate #MKSAP #oncology questions - am I ever going to personally prescribe imatinib as adjuvant therapy for a gastrointestinal stromal tumor? NOPE. These questions are to test oncologists, not general internists.
All I need to know is side effects of the meds, not which tumors to use them in
All I need to know is side effects of the meds, not which tumors to use them in
November 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The key message. If tumor (somatic) testing reveals a variant in a cancer predisposition gene, our data suggests a 20% chance that it's present in the germline. Oncologists should test for it.
We demonstrated that testing was feasible and about 25% of recurrent tumors had variants in cancer predisposition genes of which 20% were germline. Rapid reflex germline testing of tumor results is warranted.
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The key message. If tumor (somatic) testing reveals a variant in a cancer predisposition gene, our data suggests a 20% chance that it's present in the germline. Oncologists should test for it.
Hey! The face of a woman without a brain tumor! Still! Praise be to God for a clear and stable MRI.
And for oncologists who message you asap, so you find out very quickly.
And for oncologists who message you asap, so you find out very quickly.
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Hey! The face of a woman without a brain tumor! Still! Praise be to God for a clear and stable MRI.
And for oncologists who message you asap, so you find out very quickly.
And for oncologists who message you asap, so you find out very quickly.