Carlos Eduardo Paiva Graduated in Medicine from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (1996-2002), residency in clinical medicine/clinical cancerology from the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu, UNESP (2003-2006), Master's degree in Pathology from FMB-Unesp (2006-2008), Ph.D. in Pathology from FMB-UNESP (2008-2011) and Postdoctoral Researcher from the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu, UNESP. He is a Clinical Oncologist and Professor Coordinator of the Stricto Sensu Graduate Program at the Hospital de Câncer de Barretos-Fundação Pio XII. He works in the following areas-Clinical Oncology, Palliative Care, and Quality of Life.