In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Nicolò Bizzarri to discuss the SCCAN study. Dr. Bizzarri is a former IJGC Editorial Fellow under the mentorship of Prof. Pedro Ramirez. He is a Gynecologic Oncologist at Policlinico Agostino Gemelli in Rome, president of the European Network of Young Gynecologic Oncologists (ENYGO), and he happily serves on the IJGC Early Career Editorial Board.

Highlights:

- Women with early-stage cervical cancer treated with primary radical hysterectomy had improved disease free survival if treated in hospitals with a higher number of radical hysterectomies per year.

- Surgical volume of centers represented an independent prognostic factor affecting disease-free survival.

- Increasing number of radical hysterectomies performed in each center every year was associated with improved disease-free survival.