Gynecologic oncology
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Gynecologic oncology · Jan 2019
Disparities in the allocation of research funding to gynecologic cancers by Funding to Lethality scores.
To analyze National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding distributions to gynecologic cancers compared to other cancers from 2007 to 2014. ⋯ Funding to Lethality scores for gynecologic cancers are significantly lower than other cancer sites, indicating a disparity in funding allocation that persists over the most recent eight years of available data. Prompt correction is required to ensure critical discoveries for women with gynecologic cancers.