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I've been following along #ASTRO22 and can't help but think about how some research being showcased furthers inequity in medicine. Some places have all the tech, AI, MR linac, protons and certain patients can/will travel for that technology, whether or not it clinically matters.

🔥🔥🔥 Eagerly awaited results of RTOG 1112 demonstrating the important role RT has in the care of pts with HCC Sorafenib +/- SBRT 🔵OS: 12.3m vs 15.8m Congratulations!!! @nrgonc @ldawsonmd #ASTRO22

Dr. Matthew Schabath presenting key studies that shape our understanding of cancer disparities among individuals who identify as #LGBTQ Lesbian/Bi women ⬇️ healthcare use ⬇️ pap testing (HPV misconceptions) Gay/Bi men ⬆️ colonoscopy screening ⬇️ health ins @ASTRO_org #ASTRO22

Dr. @DomogauerJason delivering a high yield talk on “Building LGBTQ+ Knowledge and a Welcoming Environment” 👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾 LOVING THE INDIGENOUS INCLUSION @ASTRO_org #ASTRO22 #RepresentationMatters

Can this Aspiring Scientists and Physicians room get anymore electric ⁦@DrWinkfield⁩ 🤩

Many thanks to @HinaSaeedMD for assembling an all star cast on #DEIinRO panel at #CARROS session at #ASTRO22 w data driven evidence in academic inequity & what can be done. #Diversity produces high impact science

MONDAY @astro #ASTRO22 💥Main event is today (PL01)💥 RTOG 1005: breast hypofrac with SIB vs sequential boost RTOG 1112: SBRT for HCC @ldawsonmd And 2 👍 trials combining RT with IO NRG HN004: RT + Durva @drlorenmell CALLA subgroup: I bet CRT+durva is 🔥 in cervical ca

@ErinGillespieMD presents a provocative phase II RCT of prophylactic #radiotherapy to asymptomatic but high risk bone Mets. N=93 Convincing home run, 29% vs 1.6% skeletal related events, with an ⬆️ OS benefit! Remained significant on MVA #ASTRO22 #OncoAlert

Dr @RRabinovitch on Looking In The Mirror: What I Didn’t Know as an Oncologist Until I Became a Cancer Patient. I loved this section about the “free fall” after active cancer tx ends. It mirrors what I warn my pts when they finish RT. Sometimes it’s the hardest part. #ASTRO22

“#Impostersyndrome is an EXTERNAL phenomena that people have been tricked into thinking is an INTERNAL problem.” Dr @ChristinaChapMD dropping some truth bombs at this #ASTRO21 storytelling session.

In case you missed the fantastic panel w/ @KekoaMDPhD please share these QR codes with #URM researchers for mentorship opportunities. Blown away by the work being done and demystification of the process from @DrWinkfield #ASTRO21 #DElinRO

Come swing by the #ASTRO21 poster sessions and check out work on telehealth and global #radonc from our @UCSFCancer #radonc residents @hRThom and @BenLiMD!

Attending #ASTRO21 with the best co-residents in the world (convince me otherwise) was a dream come true! Truly amazing to see so much exciting innovation in our field 🙌 @ASTRO_org @UCSFCancer @UCSF @xtinaphuong @hRThom @BenLiMD @WilliamCChen1

@melaninandmed @WomenOncologist @GWSMHS Best of luck with your application cycle! I am a PGY-4 at #UCSFRadOnc. Happy to talk about anything in RadOnc in general or at our program. Feel free to reach out any time!

Hiiii #MedTwitter, I’m Rehema, an MS4 @GWSMHS, and I am applying into #RadOnc! I’m super excited to join this amazing field and be apart of a *~Radiant~* group of #WomenWhoCurie ☢️😁 #Match2022 #RadOncTwitter

This #ASTRO21 #DEIinRO is def one I will be watching again. Mitigating bias in the hiring & residency review process should be a top priority for every program. Structured interviews & holistic review via standardized rubric are important tools to help level the playing field.

Impressive talk by @helenyuezha on outcomes in exceptionally poor-responders to neoadjuvant chemotherapy! @ASTRO_org #ASTRO21 @MSK_RadOnc

@pre_rad I was reflecting on this last week as I prepared for our weekly academic Breast rounds. Have you read any interesting published reports/perspectives on this recently? My literature review was somewhat out of sync with the lived experiences of family and patients in my community.

We know that Black children are often viewed as adults? And that Black patients/parents are penalized for the very advocacy that is professed as so important to care? And that Black patients are often referred less for "aesthetic" procedures...like breast recon after mastectomy?

The opening voice that set the stage for #ASTRO21 was an amazing woman, #advocate, #survivor, who also happens to be black AND a #radonc. Her reflections on humanism had me so wrapt I didn’t get a pic. Check out Dr. Shekinah Elmore @pre_rad - her @TEDTalks was amazing!!!