In the face of a shortage of oncologists and the growth in numbers of cancer survivors, PCPs are picking up the slack in the care of these patients, a new study has confirmed.
In the face of a shortage of oncologists and the growth in numbers of cancer survivors, primary care physicians are picking up the slack in the care of these patients, a new study has confirmed.
Rayburn noted that the use of electronic medical records can improve communication between patients and physicians and reduce such gaps., but oncologists are in short supply ― meaning primary care physicians will be increasingly tasked with handling cancer-related care, according to Patricia Ganz, MD, director of the UCLA Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research at Los Angeles, who was not involved in the study.
Roughly 73% of patients had had one type of cancer, including skin, breast, male reproductive, female reproductive, gastrointestinal, head and neck, urinary, and thoracic cancers, as well as leukemia/lymphoma. Ganz said the findings show both the advantages and potential pitfalls of sharing care between primary care physicians and oncology specialists.
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