U.S. Faces Shortage of Cancer Doctors: Report

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The demand for oncologists could also be decreased by making more use of primary-care physicians and of hospices, the experts said.

"There are some potential strategies that can be very helpful but we don't see any single strategy being sufficient to fill the gap," Salsberg said. "Some of the scenarios we looked at could lead to an even greater gap. For example, we've noted that younger physicians, including oncologists, are providing fewer visits per year than older physicians."

And it will take years for any changes to actually take effect.

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"When you put it all together, we think this is a very serious situation that requires some response sooner rather than later," Salsberg said. "It's important to point out that changing physician supply takes several years. If the decision was made today to increase the number of oncologists, it would take several years to increase training positions and several more years for those oncologists to complete training."

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Learn more about the report at the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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