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Yousuf Zafar, MD MHS

@yzafar

Oncologist. CMO @myAccessHope. Adjunct Professor @DukeMedSchool. Photographer.

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Getting to the source of inequity in healthcare means getting to the source of inequity in society. This is a good start. fiercehealthcare.com/providers/kais…

Aaron E. Carroll (@aaronecarroll) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It should go without saying, but it evidently can’t be said enough: good science communication matters. We are failing over and over and over again.

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US spends more on cancer than any other country--by far. But cancer mortality? Just below median Ā  We're missing something (emphasis on costly Rx & not on prevention/Dx?). Let's keep this in mind at #ASCO22 Ā  Great work by Cary Gross Yale COPPER Center jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

US spends more on cancer than any other country--by far. But cancer mortality? Just below median
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We're missing something (emphasis on costly Rx & not on prevention/Dx?). Let's keep this in mind at #ASCO22
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Great work by <a href="/cpgYALE/">Cary Gross</a> <a href="/YaleCOPPER/">Yale COPPER Center</a> jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…
Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD, FASCO (@fumikochino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So proud of Dr ⁦@NarjustDumaMD⁩’s well earned place on this ⁦The Cancer Letter⁩ timeline on the evolution of ASCO annual meetings. Her #asco18 work on #genderEquity was essential at exposing what we can and should improve. cancerletter.com/in-the-archive…

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Fun The Cancer Letter article on memories from 57yrs of ASCO (& thx for kind words, Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD, FASCO!) #MyFirstASCO: I was a resident standing by a lonely HSR poster, watching in awe as Jane Weeks presented, wondering if I’d ever get to do that! #ASCO22 cancerletter.com/cancer-history…

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Outstanding discussion by Dr. Cremolini of #mCRC PARADIGM trial. Do you agree with her treatment algorithm of FOLFOXIRI-bev for pts with KRAS-MT left-sided tumors? #ASCO2022

Outstanding discussion by Dr. Cremolini of #mCRC PARADIGM trial. Do you agree with her treatment algorithm of FOLFOXIRI-bev for pts with KRAS-MT left-sided tumors? #ASCO2022
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You know it’s big news when my mom in Ohio called me about this study. Congratulations to Andrea Cercek and team for a huge result for the benefit of our patients #ASCO22

Erika Hamilton, MD (@erikahamilton9) 's Twitter Profile Photo

40% of Black patients say no one mentioned clinical trials to them. >90% say they want information on trials. This is shameful. We, as a community, need to do SO MUCH BETTER. Tigerlily Foundation #bcsm #clinicaltrials #ASCO22 OncoAlert

40% of Black patients say no one mentioned clinical trials to them. &gt;90% say they want information on trials. 

This is shameful. We, as a community, need to do SO MUCH BETTER.

<a href="/tigerlilycares/">Tigerlily Foundation</a> #bcsm #clinicaltrials #ASCO22 <a href="/OncoAlert/">OncoAlert</a>
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Deciding between adjuvant therapy yes/no for stage II #coloncancer? Check out Gabriel Brooks great summary. I would only add this: patient preference plays a role, of course #ASCO22

Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD, FASCO (@fumikochino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Scientists NEED to become better communicators. Proud of this manuscript highlighting HOW to present your research to diverse audiences, WHY it matters, and some Do's & Don'ts. With: Drs Aaron E. Carroll Stacie Dusetzina Yousuf Zafar, MD MHS & Ms. Margot Sanger-Katz in JNCI academic.oup.com/jncimono/artic…

Scientists NEED to become better communicators.

Proud of this manuscript highlighting HOW to present your research to diverse audiences, WHY it matters, and some Do's &amp; Don'ts.

With: Drs <a href="/aaronecarroll/">Aaron E. Carroll</a> <a href="/DusetzinaS/">Stacie Dusetzina</a> <a href="/yzafar/">Yousuf Zafar, MD MHS</a> &amp; Ms. <a href="/sangerkatz/">Margot Sanger-Katz</a> in <a href="/JNCI_Now/">JNCI</a>  academic.oup.com/jncimono/artic…
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LOVE this: "Looking for an actually concise explanation of a half-century’s worth of research and arguments about health care spending in the U.S.?" Well, here it is in one ppt. Thanks, Bob Herman STAT statnews.com/2022/10/03/get… cc: Stacie Dusetzina @StephWheelerUNC

LOVE this: "Looking for an actually concise explanation of a half-century’s worth of research and arguments about health care spending in the U.S.?" Well, here it is in one ppt. 

Thanks, <a href="/bobjherman/">Bob Herman</a> <a href="/statnews/">STAT</a> statnews.com/2022/10/03/get…
cc: <a href="/DusetzinaS/">Stacie Dusetzina</a> @StephWheelerUNC
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For #ASCODailyNews, Yousuf Zafar, MD MHS breaks down how technology & data can lower #cancercare costs, reduce acute care utilization, & streamline clinician workflow, allowing the real work of precision care delivery to begin: fal.cn/3sJHs #healthtech #precisionmedicine

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Proud of this work and it’s legacy in highlighting the need to identify and address financial burdens faced by patients with cancer - and my enduring friendship with the fantastic Yousuf Zafar, MD MHS Reflections on the Financial Toxicity of Cancer: 10 Years Later academic.oup.com/oncolo/article…

Yousuf Zafar, MD MHS (@yzafar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m thrilled to join AccessHope as chief medical officer! At AccessHope, our mission is clear: optimize patient outcomes & make cancer care more accessible and equitable for all. I’m deeply honored to join this incredible team, which keeps patients at the heart of every decision