PURPOSE Our purpose was to assess comparative female representation trends for trainees and full-time faculty in the academic radiation oncology and hematology oncology workforce of the United States over 3 decades. METHODS AND MATERIALS Simple linear regression models with year as the independent variable were used to determine changes in female percentage representation per year and associa...

Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology, AOU Citta’ della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Surgery, General Surgery 2U and Liver Transplantation Center, AOU Citta’ della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Surgical Sciences, General Surgery 2U and Liver Transplantation Center, Un...

N. Colombo1,2, S. Carinelli3, A. Colombo4, C. Marini5, D. Rollo1 & C. Sessa5,6, on behalf of the ESMO Guidelines Working Group* Department of Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Università Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Department of Pathology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Department of Radiotherapy, Alessandro ...

Women constitute nearly half of the world's population and are making great strides in all professions, including medicine. Unfortunately, despite apparent progress made by women, many women still have to face elephant room, often ignored unmentioned gender bias, at stages their careers.[1] [2] Oncology is a rapidly expanding specialty with multiple newer advances research developments. Integra...

1Department of Applied Radiobiology, Centre of Oncology – Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Cracow Branch, Poland 2Department of Tumour Pathology, Centre of Oncology – Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Cracow Branch, Poland 3Department of Head and Neck Cancers, Centre of Oncology – Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Cracow Branch, Poland 4Department of Surgical Oncolog...

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2017 Annual Meeting was held again at the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago, IL, USA. Over 37,500 international physicians, nurses, researchers, and exhibitors descended on the Windy City from June 2nd, 2017 through June 6th, 2017. This year's ASCO presidential theme, “Making a Difference in Cancer Care with You,” embodied the principle of t...

Authors and affiliations: Ana Custodio, Juan Moreno-Rubio, Jorge Aparicio, Javier Gallego-Plazas, Ricardo Yaya, Joan Maurel, Nuria Rodríguez-Salas, Emilio Burgos, David Ramos, Ana Calatrava, Encarna Andrada, Esther Díaz-López, Antonio Sánchez, Rosario Madero, Paloma Cejas , Jaime Feliu *Both authors have contributed equally to this work 1-Medical Oncology Department. La Paz University Hospital....

B. Fresneau1, D.G. Cox2, N. Gaspar3, G. Pierron4, J. Michon5, V. Laurence6, P. Marec-Bérard7, N. Corradini8, C. Lervat9, C. Schmitt10, L. Saumet11, E. Lapouble4, P. Broet12, M. Le Deley13, O. Delattre4, G. Le Teuff14 Pediatric Oncology, Biostatistics, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, FRANCE U1052, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, FRANCE Pediatric Oncology, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, FRANCE Unite de Genetiqu...

BACKGROUND Preparation in the business of medicine is reported to be poor across a number of specialties. No data exist about such preparation in gynecologic oncology training programs. Our objectives were to evaluate current time dedicated to these initiatives, report recent graduate perceptions about personal preparedness, and assess areas where improvements in training can occur. METHODS T...

Department of Radiation Therapy & Oncology, HCG鄄 Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560027, India; 2 Department of Radiation Therapy & Oncology, Regional Cancer Center, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171001, India. Swaroop Revannasiddaiah, Department of Radia鄄 tion Therapy & Oncology, HCG鄄 Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Bengalu鄄 ru, Karnataka 560027...