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David Shalowitz, MD, MSHP @DShalowitz

Bioethicist, Cancer care delivery researcher, gynecologic oncologist. Views are my own.

Joined October 2014
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x.com/JAMA_current/status/17… @NCCN should revise its boxed statement to ensure equitable and ethical cancer care.

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20 May 2024
Viewpoint analyzes how the NCCN’s boxed statement that all cancer is best managed in a clinical trial cannot be applied to all patients and calls for its removal from its clinical practice guidelines. ja.ma/3wIIQQT
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20 May 2024
Viewpoint analyzes how the NCCN’s boxed statement that all cancer is best managed in a clinical trial cannot be applied to all patients and calls for its removal from its clinical practice guidelines. ja.ma/3wIIQQT
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SGO Ethics Series: Ending the Mistreatment of Junior Gynecologic Oncologists | David Shalowitz, MD,...

The afternoon after a patient’s intraoperative cardiac arrest, the chief of gynecologic oncology asked the operating fellow “how it felt to kill [his] patient.” Later that week, after a disagreement...

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Our latest work on the ethics of improving cancer care delivery to rural populations. ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.120… @SGO_org @JCOOP_ASCO

Ethical Outreach for Rural Cancer Care in the United States: Balancing Access With Optimal Clinical...

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Check out our recent recommendations for how to manage patient requests to be cared for by woman obstetrician-gynecologists. Common and challenging scenario. @AJOG_thegray ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(…
Recent interview: Not the easiest topic to discuss, but glad to be able to advocate for patients. parenting.nytimes.com/pregna…
Editorial in this month's Green Journal regarding improving protections for patients. Full Ethics Committee Opinion in the same issue. journals.lww.com/greenjourna… @greenjrnl
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New: Federal regulations do not require insurance plans to cover gynecologic oncologists; consequently, women enrolled in 27% of plans in US lack access to high‐quality gyn cancer care. This gap in coverage must be closed. bit.ly/2rOFozs @CMSGov @SGO_org @NOCC_National
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Most surgery for endometrial cancer should be <8wks after diagnosis; but surgery too early may be harmful. bit.ly/2gZiCjw @SGO_org
Our concerning new findings: 25% of older women with advanced ovarian cancer never get treatment. Why? tinyurl.com/j6nt6c4 @SGO_org
Our latest paper covered by Philly.com! U.S. Women Live Far From Gynecologic Cancer Care po.st/ZR9TKY
New research: 14.8 million U.S. women have a geographic barrier to access high-quality gyn oncology care. tinyurl.com/lfeqbh6
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