Radiation oncology workforce study indicates potential threat to rural cancer care access

(American Society for Radiation Oncology) The newest study of America's radiation oncology workforce finds that gender and race gaps have narrowed slightly, although persistent and growing geographic disparities point to a need for more equity in access to radiation therapy care. Results of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2017 Radiation Oncologist Workforce Study are published in the March issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics (Red Journal), and an infographic summarizing the results is also available.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news