Women In Oncology

Patients undergoing treatment for active breast cancer reported experiencing significant financial burden from cancer care, according to survey results.

Patients treated by female surgeons experienced lower heath care costs compared with those treated by male surgeons, according to study results.

The NIH and NCI awarded a $4 million grant to Paula Aristizabal, MD, MAS, to expand a pilot program aimed at increasing diverse participation in pediatric cancer clinical trials.

Gender equity has been identified as a problem in academic medicine for decades — including publishing — and it marginalizes an entire crucial talent pool.

At the Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona, Kelly Braun, MD, and Yoshie Umemura, MD, have a synergistic goal — develop new and effective treatment options for patients with aggressive brain tumors.

Trainees and early-career faculty in oncology experienced stress, guilt and perception of inadequate resources when returning to work after parental leave, according to survey results.

Women and parents reported experiencing high levels of burden from early morning or late evening tumor boards, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

My introduction to financial toxicity came before I even knew what the term meant.

Although the percentage of female principal investigators in clinical trials has increased in recent years, gender underrepresentation continued to persist, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Most institutions at leading U.S. medical centers had lactation-support policies in place, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.