Thyroid cancer gender disparity

Gender disparity in paediatric hospital admissions.

INTRODUCTION To determine the magnitude of gender difference in paediatric hospital admissions. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed discharge data of general medical paediatric admissions to a university teaching hospital in Hong Kong from 1984 to 2000. Based on ICD-9 codes, 9 broad categories of disease with related sub-categories were used, namely respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurological, ...

MircoRNAs in thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer, which is known as the most common type of endocrine cancer, has seen a growing prevalence in the last few years. On the other hand, only a small percentage of them are associated with malignancy and most of them are benign tumors. Therefore, the first step in the proper management of this type of cancer is to distinguish malignant tumors from benign ones, and today, we are tryin...

Gender Disparity and Mutation Burden in Melanoma

Women in Radiology: Exploring the Gender Disparity.

PURPOSE In 2015, only 1.5% of female Canadian medical students pursued radiology as a specialty, versus 5.6% of men. The aim of this study was to determine what factors attract and deter Canadian medical students from pursuing a career in radiology, and why fewer women than men pursue radiology as a specialty. METHODS An anonymous online survey was e-mailed to English-speaking Canadian medica...

Disparity in Cancer Care

cancer care have been noticed, especially in socioeconomically disadvantaged groups and under-served communities. Disparities in cancer care result in presentations that are more advanced and outcomes that are substantially inferior in some groups4,5. Such disparity is not unexpected in developing countries, given the complexity and cost of modern cancer treatment. However, inequities in cancer...