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ArticleAdvances in therapy2026

Hematology at a Crossroads: Why Young Physicians in Italy Are Turning Away.

Maria Ciccone

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Article in Advances in therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author.

Maria CicconeHematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Engineering for Innovative Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy. maria.ciccone@aovr.veneto.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6330-2212

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

According to recent data 21% of hematology fellowship applications in Italy remained unfilled [1]. Similarly, medical specialties such as surgery, pathology, radiotherapy, and emergency medicine have seen a significant reduction in the number of applicants. Coupled with the chronic shortage of nursing staff, the outlook for hematology as a specialty is concerning: within a few years, Italy risks lacking key healthcare professionals to treat patients with hematological malignancies.

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