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BACK of the BOOK Heard in the Blogosphere ASH @ASH_hematology The 2015 ASH Agenda for Hematology Research identifies six promising areas for research Don S. Dizon, MD @drdonsdizon What I have learned about life, I’ve learned from those who lived with, through, and after cancer #CancerSurvivorsDay Prof. Sigurdur Kristinsson @sykristinsson What next in MGUS? We need to have an open discussion, guidelines, evidence, and do more studies. Collaborate! Michael Tomasson, MD @MTomasson Frankly, I don’t get the helpless victim of fraudulent data trope. As PI, I distrust *everything* I see. Especially new people. John P. Leonard, MD @JohnPLeonardMD Studies designed to get drugs approved vs studies that answer important clinical questions to patients often not same we should do better. Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS @yzafar What patients think about doctors, as reported by Google autocomplete: ASH Clinical News @ASHClinicalNews Thomas W. LeBlanc, MD @tomleblancMD The survival focus worries me, as does the cost-savings stuff. If we put all our eggs into those baskets, what happens if we’re wrong? #hpm We are proud to announce that ACN has won an #APEX 2015 Award of Excellence! Thanks to all our contributors! Kelly Bastian, NP @kbastian_kelly When quality becomes as important as quantity of life we will have accomplished something. 42 ASH Clinical News June 2015