In 2016, the World Journal of Clinical Oncology (WJCO) has published the 5^th issue which containing 10 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Oncogenic fingerprint of epidermal growth factor receptor pathway and emerging epidermal growth factor receptor blockade resistance in colorectal cancer”, a Review by Ibrahim Halil Sahin, MD, et al from the Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, United States; (2) “Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-producing hepatocellular carcinoma with abrupt changes”, a Minireviews by Shuhei Komatsu, MD, et al from Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan; and (3) “Factors associated with cervical cancer screening in a safety net population”, an Original Article by Ian K Komenaka, MD, et al from Maricopa Medical Center, United States, etc. We invite you to peruse all 10 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in oncology that will guide basic research and clinical practice in these fields.

This journal is an open-access journal which allows free immediate access to all full-text articles. For details, please visit: Volume 7, Issue 5, October 10, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue.Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Clinical Oncology, Jorg Kleeff, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Technische Universitat München, 80438 Munich, Germany

The WJCO is a leading academic journal devoted to reporting the latest, cutting-edge research progress and findings of basic research and clinical practice in the field of oncology. It was launched on November 10, 2010 and is published bimonthly (6 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage oncologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJCO describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic value and which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

We invited the readers to download and read the E-Journal of this issue, at:http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/e-journal.htm.