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Robert S Miller MD
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Oncologist/informaticist, former Chief Medical Science Officer @ CancerLinQ. Now living my best retired life. Husband, dad, classical/choral music lover🎶 Twitter survivor. Come for the oncology content, stay for the daily music posts. He/him .. more

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 3d
Yikes. One in 20 in an unselected population is not a small number
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Pathogenic variants in key cancer susceptibility genes were detected in 5% of US adults in the All of Us study, exceeding prior estimates and highlighting race-based differences in prevalence.

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JAMA "Research Letter: Pathogenic Germline Variants in Cancer Susceptibility Genes" Published online October 16, 2025. The figure displays gene-level distribution with P/LP variants, pathogenicity rates by sex, ethnicity, and race in bar graph format.

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JAMA @jama.com · 3d
Pathogenic variants in key cancer susceptibility genes were detected in 5% of US adults in the All of Us study, exceeding prior estimates and highlighting race-based differences in prevalence.

ja.ma/47UCKwD
JAMA "Research Letter: Pathogenic Germline Variants in Cancer Susceptibility Genes" Published online October 16, 2025. The figure displays gene-level distribution with P/LP variants, pathogenicity rates by sex, ethnicity, and race in bar graph format.

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 4d
I’ve posted other versions of this wrenching Judee Sill song “The Kiss,” but this cover by Adam Brett Ward is very nice www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxYj... And if you don’t know who Judee Sill is, you can read her tragic personal story online and hear her music on YouTube. Worth checking out
The Kiss (Judee Sill cover)
YouTube video by adambrettward
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 5d
“Lux Aeterna” (from the Requiem text), written by Swiss composer Ivo Antognini and dedicated to his parents. Performed by the Salt Lake Vocal Artists (cond. Brady Allred) www.youtube.com/watch?v=scQG...
Lux Aeterna - Salt Lake Vocal Artists
YouTube video by Salt Lake Vocal Artists
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 6d
Screenshots of the CDC website with today's edits. The 2nd pic is the footnote. I'm not going to share the link so it doesn't get amplified but you can google it. How utterly F-ing shameful is this

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 7d
A Sarah Jarosz live performance of “Blue Heron” from her 2021 album, with Jeff Picker on bass and Jefferson Hamer on guitar www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7pw...
Sarah Jarosz - Blue Heron - Live performance from World on the Screen
YouTube video by Sarah Jarosz
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 8d
Aoife O'Donovan & Chris Thile (Live From Here) perform the Joni Mitchell classic "A Case of You" www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ze5...
A Case of You (Joni Mitchell) - Aoife O'Donovan | Live from Here with Chris Thile
YouTube video by Radio Heartland
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 8d
NIH cuts disrupted hundreds of clinical trials, study finds. “Those findings suggest that there's a bias towards termination of grants that have nothing to do with the quality of research being conducted.” www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...
NIH grant cuts have disrupted hundreds of clinical trials, study finds
The second Trump administration has been defined by widespread cuts to federal spending, including at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). | The second Trump administration has been defined by wid...
www.fiercebiotech.com

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 11d
One of the best vocal ensembles in the world - Tenebrae, conducted by Nigel Short - perform Thomas Tallis’ 1572 motet “Sancte Deus” www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Kv...
Sancte Deus - Tallis - Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short
YouTube video by Tenebrae Choir
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 12d
The MSU Chorale performs “The Dying Soldier” (traditional), arranged by Nigel Short & Mack Wilberg. Quite the baritone solo by that young man www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1tq...
MSU Chorale: The Dying Soldier - arr. Nigel Short & Mack Wilberg
YouTube video by Missouri State University Choirs
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 14d
If true, this is really good news. Not only can Dr. Pazdur be the "adult in the room" with this crowd, but he's a world class scientist, seasoned administrator, and compassionate physician of impeachable integrity. With a proven track record at the agency. Good luck Rick 🤞🏻

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14d
The Trump administration plans to name longtime FDA oncology expert Richard Pazdur as the nation’s top drug regulator, according to three people.
FDA plans to tap oncology-expert Pazdur as nation’s top drug regulator
Richard Pazdur, a longtime Food and Drug Administration employee, would lead its center that oversees over-the-counter and the majority of prescription drugs.
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 15d
"O Crux Ave" written by Latvian composer Rihards Dubra, performed by Coro da Camera del Conservatorio di Como (Como Conservatory Chamber Choir). Directed by Domenico Innominato www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2hB...
Rihards Dubra - O crux ave
YouTube video by corodacamera
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Tom Lawton @lawtontri.bsky.social · 16d
My new plan for encouraging resident colleagues to document in the electronic patient record appropriately...
Keyboard with drawing pins on Ctrl, C, and V

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 18d
Chills. Laufey, dodie, and Jacob Collier perform “Wild Mountain Thyme” with NSO live at the Kennedy Center in 2024. The orchestra tutti and chord change at 8:38 is just epic www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz1L...
Laufey, dodie, and Jacob Collier perform 'Wild Mountain Thyme' with NSO | Next at the Kennedy Center
YouTube video by PBS
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 19d
Precision Oncology and Modernizing Evidence Standards: A Critical Commentary on the Cochrane Review | Journal of Clinical Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....
Precision Oncology and Modernizing Evidence Standards: A Critical Commentary on the Cochrane Review
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 19d
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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 19d
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 20d
John Legend sings “Ordinary People” live in 2016, with some nice vocal and piano improvisation for this familiar hit www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fWd...
John Legend - Ordinary People (Live on the Honda Stage at iHeartRadio Theater LA)
YouTube video by johnlegendVEVO
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 20d
In a qualitative analysis from UAB, 21 pts w/ breast ca declining clinical trial participation cited the following reasons: fear (of the unknown; AEs; Rx effectiveness), mistrust (re experimentation; re who benefits from the trial), & various practical burdens (eg, time) ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 21d
A song made popular in the 90s by Canada’s beloved Celtic folk band The Rankin Family, here is a beautiful choral version of “Fare Thee Well, Love” (arr. James Q. Mulholland), performed by the Atlanta Master Chorale youtu.be/r1Sb6FkMd8E?...
Fare Thee Well Love (Rankin/Arr. Mulholland) | Atlanta Master Chorale
YouTube video by Atlanta Master Chorale
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 22d
This is why I love YouTube. Paul Simon in 1992 singing a jazzy version of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” with the late Richard Tee on piano (excellent piano transcription by Timothy Gondola) www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6jO...
when a jazz pianist meets Paul Simon
YouTube video by Timothy Gondola
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 26d
I can’t get enough of videos of the late Chick Corea performing live. Here he is with Gary Burton in one of those NPR Music Tiny Desk concerts playing “Señor Mouse” from 2016 www.youtube.com/watch?v=15IH...
Chick Corea & Gary Burton: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 26d
NEJM editorial: Early Detection of Prostate Cancer — Time to Fish or Cut Bait www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Early Detection of Prostate Cancer — Time to Fish or Cut Bait | NEJM
Approaches to early detection of cancer often seem contentious, but the big-picture view is actually one of remarkable consensus. All major guideline groups recommend the Papanicolaou smear, mammog...
www.nejm.org

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 27d
“A House Is Not A Home” (Bacharach & David), sung live by the late Luther Vandross, one of the greatest R&B voices of all time www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WPJ...
Luther Vandross - A House Is Not a Home (Live from Wembley)
YouTube video by LutherVandrossVEVO
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 28d
Bruce Hornsby joins Goose to play “The Way It Is” live in Hampton, VA in 2023. So fun to hear the audience’s reaction during the extended improv intro when they realize what’s coming www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg3K...
Goose - The Way It Is (feat. Bruce Hornsby) - 12/9/23 Goosemas X, Hampton, VA [4K]
YouTube video by Goose
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 28d
Interesting & concerning epidemiology article re rising cancer rates in young adults in today's Washington Post. Iowa Cancer Registry Director Mary Charlton, with whom we at CancerLinQ had the privilege of co-authoring another article a few years ago, is quoted wapo.st/43HHrXZ
The mysterious rise of cancer among young adults in the Corn Belt
Communities across the Corn Belt are confronting a rise in cancers among young adults — and few clear explanations.
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 29d
The beauty of Renaissance polyphony is unmatched IMO. For those of you who like to follow the score, here is “O Magnum Mysterium” by Tomàs Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) performed by Oxford Camerata www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzmk...
Tomàs Luis de Victoria - O magnum mysterium
YouTube video by Listen & read
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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 29d
So discouraging to hear this happening to dedicated oncologists like Dr. Symington. I had the pleasure of participating in ASCO committee calls re clinical trial barriers in the past w/ her, and I recall her passion for her patient population. How did we get to this www.npr.org/sections/sho...
In rural America, scarce doctors battle misinformation as they practice medicine
Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in many rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors in these areas say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometim...
www.npr.org

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · Oct 26
This is quite the essay. Read it