You will be examined by 8 examiners for a period of 30 minutes each. The subject matter is the clinical management of malignant and benign disease, and is usually presented according to the anatomical site of the primary tumor. Electronic display of images may be used in some categories of the examination.

Questions in any category may relate to:

• Anatomy
• Epidemiology
• Pathology
• Patterns of local, regional and distant involvement
• Clinical evaluation, including staging and tumor markers
• Selection of treatment modalities, including surgery, radiation therapy and systemic therapy, as applicable
• Radiation therapy planning and technique
• Results of treatments including patterns of failure and prognostic factors
• Complications of treatments with emphasis on the effects of radiation therapy on normal tissues, and how they should be managed

The anatomical sites are divided into the following 8 categories:

Gastrointestinal Tract— Includes malignancies of the :

• esophagus
• stomach
• small bowel
• colon
• rectum
• anus
• pancreas
• adrenal gland
• liver
• gallbladder
• bile ducts

 Gynecologic Malignancies—Includes malignant lesions of the:

• cervix
• vagina
• uterus
• allopian tubes
• ovaries
• vulva

Genitourinary Tract—Includes malignancies of the:

• prostate
• kidney
• ureter
• urethra
• bladder
• penis
• testis

 Lymphoma/Leukemia—Includes:

• Hodgkin disease
• non-Hodgkin lymphomas
• leukemias
• myeloma

Head, Neck, and Skin—Includes malignancies of the:

• oral cavity
• paranasal sinuses
• salivary glands
• nasopharynx
• hypopharynx
• thyroid
• larynx
• oropharynx
• skin

 Breast—Includes:

• malignancies of the breast
• in-situ carcinomas of the breast

Central Nervous System and Pediatric Malignancies—Includes benign and malignant diseases of the:

• central nervous system
• neoplasms of the pediatric age group
• histiocytoses.

Lung and Mediastinum,  Soft Tissue and Bone— Includes malignancies of the:

• lung and mediastinum
• pleura
• soft tissues
• bone

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