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2017 January Newsletter

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BOOKS

When Breath Becomes Air

“When Breath Becomes Air” is a memoir by Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon diagnosed with stage IV Lung Cancer and. It is an outstanding novel - receiving fantastic reviews, and it’s a quick read!

ARTICLES

Stressors, Symptom Profile, And Predictors Of Adjustment Disorder In Cancer Patients. Results From An Epidemiological Study With The Composite International Diagnostic Interview, Adaptation For Oncology (Cidi-O)

By Bianca Hund, Katrin Reuter, Martin Härter, Elmar Brähler, Hermann Faller, Monika Keller, Holger Schulz, Karl Wegscheider, Joachim Weis, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Uwe Koch, Michael Friedrich and Anja Mehnert .
PODCASTS
Dr. Kevin D. Jones:

Why Curiosity is the Key to Science and Medicine

Oncologist in the Hot Seat

“I knew I was interested in clinical trials, but typically surgeons don’t get much exposure to clinical trials. It’s not part of our regular curriculum, but I knew because of those previous mentors that it was a possible avenue.”

See below to read Dr. Boileau’s full interview

“When I was young, a friend of my little sister died from cancer. I guess it was a sarcoma - she had a leg amputation. When I decided to be a doctor, I knew it would be in medical oncology.”

See below to read Dr. Lemieux’s full interview
Upcoming Events
Attention new practitioners in oncology! Are you a medical oncologist in your first three years of practice? Did you know that you could be a mentee in the upcoming 9th annual Junior Mentoring Program (JuMP)? JuMP is an engaging, interactive program that is designed to accelerate your clinical and professional development. Apply today to become a mentee by visiting the program website: http://juniormentoringprogram.com

2017 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium
February 16th-18th 2017
Orlando, Florida

Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy
February 27th-28th 2017
New York, New York

Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium
March 16th-18th, 2017
San Francisco, California

As networking and mentorship are invaluable to medicine and advancements in the field of oncology, All in Cancer (AlinC) and Women in Cancer (WinC) were developed to improve mentorship connections, provide leadership skills resources, and improve collaboration amongst oncologists through a secure online networking platform.

Join the discussion on the AlinC or WinC Discussion Forum today.

Encourage your colleagues to join the largest online networking forum for medical, radiation, surgical, and hematological oncologists and trainees in Canada.

Visit www.allincancer.org or womenincancer.org for more information.

Happy networking!
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Events

Key Oncology Conferences:

  • 5-Sep-2014 to 6-Sep-2014
    ASCO 2014 Breast Cancer Symposium
    San Francisco, California

  • 17-Oct-2014 to 18-Oct-2014
    ASCO Quality Care Symposium
    Boston, MA

  • 21-Nov-2014
    Best of Oncology East 2014
    Toronto, Canada

  • 9-Dec-2014 to 14-Dec-2014
    2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
    San Antonio, Texas

If you would like to promote an event, please email the WinC Project Manager at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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