FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

Transition John V. Cox JOP Jan 2009: 1. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      FEATURE ARTICLE

Tobacco Cessation and Quality Cancer Care • Oncologists are critical to tobacco cessation efforts by providing education and resources to patients to help them quit. ASCO is working to strengthen its tobacco control advocacy and promote better funding for tobacco-related cancer prevention research. JOP Jan 2009: 2–5. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Smoking Behaviors Among Cancer Survivors: An Observational Clinical Study • Studies have shown that smoking can adversely affect the outcomes of different modalities of cancer treatment. This study looks at smoking behaviors among cancer survivors to collect necessary information to create successful smoking cessation interventions. Lola Burke, Lesley-Ann Miller, Ayman Saad, and Jame Abraham JOP Jan 2009: 6–9. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      BUSINESS OF THE BUSINESS

ASCO Policy Statement Highlights Oncologist's Role in Providing Cancer Prevention Services • An ASCO Policy Statement has been issued on cancer prevention in an effort to heighten awareness of the integral role of oncologists in providing cancer prevention services. JOP Jan 2009: 10–12. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Generational Differences Among Oncologists: Shaping the Future of Practice • According to ASCO's recent workforce study, more than half of today's practicing oncologists will be age 65 years or older by the year 2020. As these physicians are replaced by a new generation of doctors, what will oncology practice look like? JOP Jan 2009: 13–17. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      BEST PRACTICES IN PRACTICE

Recent Developments in Medicare Coverage of Off-Label Cancer Therapies • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has implemented a number of important changes during the last 18 months regarding use of the compendia and journals for determining medically accepted off-label indications. JOP Jan 2009: 18–20. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      CURRENT CLINICAL ISSUES

Global Tobacco Problem Getting Worse, Not Better • Tobacco use is declining in most industrialized countries but that does not mean the tobacco problem is going away. Unless aggressive steps are taken to change consumption trends, current tobacco-related cancer deaths will increase dramatically in the next few decades. Ismail Jatoi, K. Michael Cummings, and Eduardo Cazap JOP Jan 2009: 21–23. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Medical Errors: Physician and Institutional Responsibilities • When it comes to medical errors, honesty is always the best practice for your practice. Maria Alma Rodriguez, Courtney D. Storm, and Howard A. Burris, III JOP Jan 2009: 24–26. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      CLINICAL RESEARCH

Community Oncology Research Award Winners Use Awards to Enhance Quality of Their Practices • The 2009 Community Oncology Research Award (CORA) winners say they plan to improve practice research management, increase minority participation in clinical trials, improve communication, and invest in staff training and certification. JOP Jan 2009: 27–28. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tobacco Use in the Pediatric and Adolescent Cancer Survivor • Oncologists and other clinicians can do more to tackle the difficult issue of tobacco use among adolescent cancer survivors by learning more about available resources for these patients and by supporting more research efforts in this area. JOP Jan 2009: 29–32. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Trials Participation Award Winners Using Innovative Technology to Support Clinical Research • Examples show how selected winners of ASCO's Clinical Trials Participation Awards are using new technologies to support their clinical research programs. JOP Jan 2009: 33–34. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Exemplary Attributes: How to Prepare for an Audit • Experts discuss one of the biggest challenges to any research site implementing a clinical trial program: the audit process. JOP Jan 2009: 35–37. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      CURRENT RESEARCH
Commentary

Current Issues Regarding ASCO Guideline Implementation Edward P. Balaban JOP Jan 2009: 38–39. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      BUSINESS OF THE BUSINESS
Policy in Focus

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: A First Step Toward Protecting Americans From Misuse of Genetic Information • GINA prohibits health insurers from using an individual's genetic information to determine eligibility for insurance or premiums for insurance. Proponents believe it will offer protection against discrimination on the basis of genetic information, as well as protection against discrimination in employment. JOP Jan 2009: 40–41. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      STRATEGIES FOR CAREER SUCCESS

Personal Finance Management for New Oncologists: Part 1 • The first article in a two-part series about balancing expenses when you have just started a practice. JOP Jan 2009: 42–45. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      THE VOICE OF ASCO
ASCO's Clinical Practice Committee

Cancer Prevention Policy Statement Reaffirms ASCO's Antitobacco Stand W. Charles Penley JOP Jan 2009: 46. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      FOR YOUR PATIENTS
Cancer.Net Resources

A Healthier New Year: Cancer Prevention Information for Your Patients JOP Jan 2009: 47–48. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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