Centering Compassion in Cancer Care
In this episode of Oncology Unscripted, hosts Mark Liu and Deirdre Saulet speak
with Arif Kamal, MD, Chief Patient Officer at the American Cancer Society (ACS). Dr. Kamal
discusses his recent appointment to this inaugural role at ACS, leading into a conversation
about how he expects the cancer care field to evolve. Namely, a shift for providers toward
building a skillset for compassionate patient conversations, a shift toward self-administered
treatment modalities whenever possible, and new payment models for multi-cancer early
detection tests. Dr. Kamal also shares how ACS's recently…
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