Oncologist

The shortage of oncologists and hematologists in the United States will exceed 2,000 by the end of this year, according to market projections.

A precision trial matching platform is designed to help people with cancer quickly identify and access appropriate treatment options.

The increase in telehealth availability during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 did not impact online star ratings or review rates for orthopedic oncologists, according to published results.

CHICAGO — When Brian E. Persing, MD, attended a state legislative white coat day that ultimately led to prior authorization legislation being passed in Mississippi, one of his colleagues asked him a blunt question.

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of five stories from ASCO Voices, a session during ASCO Annual Meeting that focused on the human side of oncology.

During his educational progression from an intern at Stanford University’s ICU to that unit’s senior resident, Tyler Paul Johnson, MD, learned to take an “impenetrable forest of data” and reduce it to its simplest form.

Compared with Baby Boomers, Millennial and Gen X oncologists are far more likely to believe that moderate to high levels of racial disparities exist in cancer, study results revealed.

Electronic health records appear to pose a considerable burden for oncologists, according to study results.

President Joe Biden today announced his intention to appoint oncologist, researcher and educator, W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, as director of the NCI.

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of five stories from ASCO Voices, a session during ASCO Annual Meeting focused on the human side of oncology.