Ensuring Quality Cancer Care Through the Oncology Workforce Sustaining Care in the 21st Century: Workshop Summary |
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| Editor:
| Patlak, Margie
Levit, Laura |
| Author:
| National Cancer Policy Forum,
Institute of Medicine, |
| ISBN: | 978-0-309-18885-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | National Academies Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $23.99 |
Book Description:
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) predicts that by 2020, there will be an 81 percent increase in people living with or surviving cancer, but only a 14 percent increase in the number of practicing oncologists. As a result, there may be too few oncologists to meet the population's need for cancer care. To help address the challenges in overcoming this potential crisis of cancer care, the National Cancer Policy Forum of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) convened the...
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) predicts that by 2020, there will be an 81 percent increase in people living with or surviving cancer, but only a 14 percent increase in the number of practicing oncologists. As a result, there may be too few oncologists to meet the population's need for cancer care. To help address the challenges in overcoming this potential crisis of cancer care, the National Cancer Policy Forum of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) convened the workshop Ensuring Quality Cancer Care through the Oncology Workforce: Sustaining Care in the 21st Century in Washington, DC on October 20 and 21, 2008.