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When Success is Not Enough: Why Women Still Face Barriers at the Top of Medical Research
A study on highly cited women scientists who have succeeded by conventional measures of academic achievement suggests that reaching the top does not mean that barriers have disappeared. For years, CancerWorld has documented the barriers that hold women back in…
Michael Gnant at the Crossroads of Oncology: Precision, Restraint, and the Courage to Challenge Orthodoxy
Sixteen years ago, Dr. Michael Gnant was portrayed in CancerWorld as a surgical oncologist unafraid to push boundaries in breast cancer care. Today, his perspective reflects not retreat but evolution. The boundary-pusher remains, but his focus has widened. His work…