Cancer care and cancer survivorship care in the United States: will we be able to care for these patients in the future?

J Oncol Pract. 2009 May;5(3):119-23. doi: 10.1200/JOP.0932001.

Abstract

The combination of a shortfall in oncologists and primary care physicians and an increased number of patients using more health care resources raises concerns about our health care system's ability to accommodate future patients with cancer and cancer survivors.