Wade Swenson, Medical Oncologist and Hematologist at Rural Cancer Institute, Professor of Internal Medicine at Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Presidential Leadership Scholar, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Back from Chicago and reflecting on a memorable American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2026 Annual Meeting.
What I love most about this meeting is the range of people it brings together. Oncology is not one world, and ASCO is one of the few places where all of them share the same hallways.
What I love most about ASCO is the range of people it brings together. This year I had the chance to reconnect with friends working across a spectrum: colleagues in advocacy who are fighting to change policy at the federal and state level, colleagues in caredelivery who are figuring out how to get excellent oncology to the places it hasn’t reached, and colleagues in quality who are doing the painstaking work of measuring and improving what we actually do for patients.
Different domains, shared mission.
This year also carried extra meaning. My daughter, Dr. Abigail Swenson, attended her first ASCO, presenting a poster virtually and participating in trainee sessions. Watching her step into this community was one of the highlights of my career. She is going to be exceptional.
Grateful for the colleagues who make this field worth showing up to, year after year.”
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