A reminder that a person with cancer does not have to become an advocate for anything. They are not obliged to talk about their experiences during, or after their treatment for any reason unless they want to.

Check out my interview in CNP! Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's battle with prostate cancer highlights a common issue among Black men. Stigma still hinders early detection and treatment. Let's break the silence & encourage open dialogue. #ProstateCancerAwareness

Thank you SharlaWellsDiGregorioPhD for an amazing 2023 and #APOS2024 Here's to an amazing 2024 and planning #APOS2025 with Kelly Irwin The James Mass General Cancer Center

Lots of wonderful ideas to move us all forward! Thank you to our SIGs for leading us forward. APOS APOS Pediatrics/AYA SIG Erin Kent Kelly McConnell Natalie McAndrew, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K Amanda Thompson, PhD Yasmin Asvat, PhD Traci B, PhD #psychonc

Our research center is looking for a graduate extern! Please send around to anyone you know who might be interested. Mongan Institute MGH Psychiatry Mass General Research Institute MassGeneral News

Best of the best! ⁦Fay Hlubocky PhD MA FASCO⁩ and wonderful group of researchers and clinicians advancing psycho-oncology for pts and caregivers #apos2024

The future is bright for psycho-oncology! ⁦@DFCIManan_Nayak⁩ ⁦Anao Zhang 张安翱⁩ Florence Liu Gabriel Cartagena Angela Mendez ⁦Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center⁩ ⁦Mass General Cancer Center⁩ ⁦University of Michigan School of Social Work⁩ ⁦Smilow Cancer Hospital⁩ ⁦APOS⁩ #apos2024

APOS health equity scholar Angela Mendez sharing strategies to adapt supportive care interventions for minoritized men with prostate cancer on ADT. ⁦Daniel Lage, MD, MBA⁩ ⁦Mass General Cancer Center⁩ ⁦APOS⁩ #apos2024

APOS Health equity scholars sharing great work to move toward cancer equity. ⁦⁦Yasmin Asvat, PhD⁩ ⁦APOS⁩ #apos2024

Congratulations to the one and only Lori Wiener, champion of children and families affected by cancer. ⁦Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center⁩ ⁦APOS⁩ ⁦APOS Pediatrics/AYA SIG⁩ #apos2024

It's all sorted now, & we're excited to invite healthcare providers from developing countries to participate in our study redcap.oncoclinicas.com.br/surveys/?s=H8H…

Your insights are invaluable!
Mazie Tsang, MD, MAS, MS Ramy Sedhom, MD Dr Joseph McCollom DO Tingting Zhang Jafar Al-Mondhiry, MD, MA Thomas LeBlanc, MD, MA, MHS, FAAHPM, FASCO Darcy Burbage, DNP, RN, AOCN Dégi L. Csaba

“Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom if the sick…” Susan Sontag. (How would we design cancer care to promote the dignity we all deserve)? Brad Zebrack JNCI APOS Billy Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN Cristiane D Bergerot

Thank you, Billy Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN for sharing your story and bringing your humanity and genuineness to this work. Thankful to work with you to support human right to health. APOS Cancer and Mental Health Collaborative AAHPM NAMI American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Learned so much from wonderful colleagues at #aclp23 ⁦Daniel Shalev⁩ Annah Abrams, Brook Lifland & Shannon Mazur about closing the gap in ACP and pall care for people with mental illness.⁦Mass General Cancer Center⁩ ⁦MGH Women in Oncology⁩ ⁦MGH HPRIR⁩ ⁦C-L Psychiatry⁩

Beautiful piece from Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, FAPOS Erin Kent AOSW Amy Corveleyn #caregiving

#aclp2023 #psychonc sig alive and strong - love this community and can’t wait for ⁦APOS⁩ in March

⁦C-L Psychiatry⁩ #aclp2023 . Excited to come together with friends who are doing the work in mental health, palliative care, and cancer care. ⁦APOS⁩ #psychonc ⁦AAHPM⁩ ⁦Daniel Shalev⁩ and Sheila Leinjani