Oncology Business Management

Anecdotes of gender inequality and sexual harassment abound among gynecologic oncologists, but until recently, there had been no study to measure the problem in this profession. Findings reported in June 2019 suggesting that high numbers of men and women in this field were subject to sexual harassment were no surprise to investigators. Instead, they have strengthened national gender discrimination and sexual harassment reform efforts in oncologic gynecology.

Even the most basic investigation into fundamental mechanisms of the development and progression of cancer in an in vitro system may generate data that, ultimately, prove vital to developing new approaches to prevent, diagnose, and treat malignant disease.

The aging of the baby boomer population and the growing number of cancer survivors have created a huge demand for oncology treatment services. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has compounded the need by ratcheting up standards for value-based care. To handle these additional needs, many oncology practices now turn to advanced practice providers, typically nurse practitioners or physician assistants, who are highly trained and capable of taking over many of the routine functions of the oncology clinic.

Internationally renowned medical oncologist Thomas J. Lynch Jr, MD, has been named the new president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

After witnessing 10 years of breakthroughs across the spectrum of cancer care, oncology experts are looking ahead as a new decade begins to capitalize on those wide-ranging therapeutic and diagnostic gains.

Richard Pazdur, MD, set out to be a leader in medicine and a teacher of doctors. He achieved that and more, turning the oncology drugs section of the FDA from a poorly understood and lead-footed division into a fast-moving and patient-responsive entity.

The FDA has accepted a biologics license application for sacituzumab govitecan as a treatment for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who have received at least 2 prior therapies for metastatic disease.

A pair of fellows will be able to advance their innovative technology-based projects thanks to the OncLive® Innovation Challenge: Innovative Technology in Cancer Care.

Karnofsky Performance Status and ECOG performance status alone leaves a lot to be desired for the practicing oncologist.

Despite the strides made by women over the past 170 years, significant disparities remain, especially in academic medicine.

Focusing on the needs of patients with cancer who were likely to be “superutilizers” of healthcare resources resulted in lower costs, fewer hospital admissions, and higher patient satisfaction scores for Crystal Run Healthcare.