Women In Oncology

Cancer Research UK and NCI, through Cancer Grand Challenges, has awarded a 5-year, $25 million grant to Melissa B. Davis, PhD, and global team to address cancer disparities in populations of African descent.

The contributions Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, FASCO, FASTRO, has made in the breast cancer research arena are vast, with more than 400 published articles in JAMA, The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine, to name a few.

Rian M. Hasson, MD, MPH, FACS, has been named the inaugural vice chair of diversity, equity and inclusion in the department of surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Lower household income MD-PhD applicants experienced lower acceptance rates into medical school compared with their higher household income peers between 2014 and 2019, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Titia de Lange, PhD, FAACR, will be awarded the 2024 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research during the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Arielle J. Medford, MD, is working diligently to further refine individualized treatment for patients with breast cancer with the use of circulating tumor DNA and genomics at large.

Women in Oncology, a first-of-its kind effort from Healio, will inform, inspire, engage and empower female professionals with guidance from those who have exceled in their professional careers, mentored younger doctors, and led full and rewarding personal lives.

Underrepresented in medicine female surgeons experienced a lower likelihood for promotion, and higher risk for attrition and to leave academia altogether, according to study results published in JAMA Surgery.

Amy Comander, MD, DipABLM, was not born a runner.

Women in medicine experience significantly higher levels of stress and burnout compared with men in medicine, according to a literature review published in Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health.