Workforce Caring for Cancer Survivors in the United States: Estimates and Projections of Use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to quantify the extent and diversity of the cancer care workforce, beyond medical oncologists, to inform future demand because the number of cancer survivors is expected to grow in the United States.

Methods

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data were used to evaluate health-care use of cancer survivors diagnosed between 2000 and 2014, enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare Parts A and B, and 65 years or older in 2008-2015. We calculated percentage of cancer survivors who saw each clinician specialty and their average annual number of visits in each phase of care. We projected the national number of individuals receiving care and number of annual visits by clinician specialty and phase of care through 2040.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Mariotto AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9194628 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature