Women In Oncology

A cholangiocarcinoma advisory board composed entirely of women has given physicians who treat the rare malignancy, as well as patients and their advocates, an opportunity to collaborate, share best practices and forge alliances.

For Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO, serving as an ally to his female colleagues is all in a day’s work.

As a member of Women in Oncology’s Peer Perspective Board, Anees B. Chagpar, MD, said she looks forward to helping provide “great programming” for women in the field.

Women in Oncology introduces a series of profiles of our Peer Perspective Board members and their reasons for joining the initiative, beginning with Consulting Medical Editor Shikha Jain, MD, FACP.

In his efforts to be an ally to his female colleagues in oncology, VK Gadi, MD, PhD, has learned that, sometimes, the wisest thing to say is nothing at all.

As ASCO president, Lori J. Pierce, MD, FASTRO, FASCO, has strived to promote equity of care in the field of oncology.

As more women seek careers in medicine — and specifically in the field of oncology — they remain underrepresented in many areas of clinical practice.

Anne Peled, MD, is a practicing breast and plastic surgeon. In this episode, we discuss the importance of representation in the medical system and how being a breast cancer survivor has changed the way she practices medicine.

The value of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma can be significant, regardless of whether it leads to a complete and lasting remission.

The AMA Foundation, on behalf of the AMA Women Physicians Section, awarded a grant to a project focused on the creation and assessment of a virtual negotiation workshop for women physicians.