Advanced Practice Clinician-Led Cancer

Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder, affecting approximately 100,000 people in the United States.

Almost 1.9 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed this year, according to American Cancer Society.

APPs are integral to cancer care delivery, working across the cancer continuum from prevention, risk reduction, screening and diagnosis to all modes of treatment, post-treatment survivorship and surveillance, and end-of-life care.

APPs, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, bring a complicated definition of value to health care.

It is well-documented that cancer care in the U.S. is facing an impending workforce crisis.