The daily practice of oncology in Italy is increasingly strained, with bureaucratic rigidity making routine clinical work progressively more difficult. A panel of clinical oncologists, reunited in the DonnaRosa Group, an emerging model of community-based collaboration, where clinicians share real-world challenges and develop actionable strategies, debate the points with the aim of producing some tips to close the gap in clinical practice.
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