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. 2016 Apr;12(4):339-83.
doi: 10.1200/JOP.2015.010462. Epub 2016 Mar 15.

The State of Cancer Care in America, 2016: A Report by the American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Clinical Oncology

The State of Cancer Care in America, 2016: A Report by the American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Clinical Oncology. J Oncol Pract. 2016 Apr.
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FIG 1.
FIG 1.
Domains of the cancer care continuum. NOTE. Blue arrow identifies components of high-quality cancer care that span the cancer care continuum from diagnosis through end-of-life care. Graded arrow is another way of conceptualizing the time from diagnosis through end-of-life care. Data adapted.
FIG 2.
FIG 2.
Distribution of common cancer diagnoses, 2015.
FIG 3.
FIG 3.
Distribution of common cancer deaths, 2015.
FIG 4.
FIG 4.
Distribution of chronic disease comorbidities among Medicare beneficiaries with cancer. (*) Other conditions include: Alzheimer’s disease, related disorders, or senile dementia; arthritis (including rheumatoid and osteoarthritis); asthma or atrial fibrillation; autism spectrum disorders; chronic kidney disease; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; depression; diabetes (excluding diabetic conditions related to pregnancy); heart failure; hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol); hypertension (high blood pressure); ischemic heart disease; osteoporosis; schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders; and stroke or transient ischemic attack.
FIG 5.
FIG 5.
Status of state Medicaid expansion decisions.
FIG 6.
FIG 6.
Health services spending growth in recent quarters (Qs).
FIG 7.
FIG 7.
Median monthly costs for new cancer drugs at time of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, 1965 to 2015 (data from Peter Bach, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY).
FIG 8.
FIG 8.
Median age of oncologists by state.
FIG 9.
FIG 9.
Distribution of oncologists by age and sex.
FIG 10.
FIG 10.
Percentage of residents and fellows who are (A) Hispanic or Latino and (B) black or African American.
FIG 11.
FIG 11.
No. of oncologists (A) overall and (B) per 100,000 residents age 55 years or older.
FIG 12.
FIG 12.
Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) by practice setting.
FIG 13.
FIG 13.
Distribution of oncologists represented by the ASCO Census, 2015.
FIG 14.
FIG 14.
Distribution of practice setting by region.
FIG 15.
FIG 15.
Practice size, 2014 to 2015, according to the ASCO Census. NOTE. Practices that reported practice size for one of multiple practice sites were excluded from this analysis.
FIG 16.
FIG 16.
Practice size by practice setting: (A) academic (n = 91), (B) physician owned (n = 218), and (C) hospital or health system owned (n = 242). (*) Including full-time academic practices, practices with an academic affiliation, and state-funded institutions. (†) Including multisite networks.
FIG 17.
FIG 17.
Top three pressures cited by practices (n = 177). EHR, electronic health record.
FIG 18.
FIG 18.
Top three pressures by practice type. EHR, electronic health record.
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