
Yousuf Zafar, MD MHS
@yzafar
Oncologist. CMO @myAccessHope. Adjunct Professor @DukeMedSchool. Photographer.
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Your Money or Your Life ā The High Cost of #Cancer Drugs under Medicare Part D. nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NE⦠NEJM Stacie Dusetzina Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD, FASCO Yousuf Zafar, MD MHS #FinancialToxicity #PallOnc #HealthCare



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-ā¦



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 Iād ever get to do that! #ASCO22 cancerletter.com/cancer-historyā¦

I cannot say enough about how proud I am of Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD, FASCO!! Then add Family Reach into the mix, and Iām swooning. #ASCO22



You know itās 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

Pashtoon Kasi MD, MS ASCO OncoAlert Ryan Huey, MD, MS Gabriel Brooks Jeremy Jones Manish A. Shah Ben Westphalen Andrea Cercek Anup Kasi MD MPH Manju George MVSc PhD Rectal Cancer Survivor Mike Thompson, MD, PhD, FASCO In her PARADIGM plenary discussion Chiara Cremolini (who is OWNING #ASCO22 podiums by the way) observed a ~3.5 month *loss* of median OS with bev first in 1st line L-sided ras/braf wt, MSS colon cancer


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

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/articā¦


LOVE this: "Looking for an actually concise explanation of a half-centuryās 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


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

So much fun chatting with Bobby Green about how Thyme Care is addressing key challenges in cancer care delivery

Proud of this work and itās 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/articleā¦
