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JCO Oncology Practice: Understaffed and Overbooked: The Problems with Maintaining Specialty Care in Rural Areas

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Description
Podcast episode discussing the results of a study on rural oncologists' experiences with specialist scarcity in rural areas, and details how oncology workforce shortages contribute to reduced access to care and increased physician burnout. Transcript available below audio player.
Author(s)
Fumiko Chino, Erika Moen, Dan Zuckerman
Date
01/2026
Organization
JCO Oncology Practice
Tagged as
Access · Cancer · Health workforce supply and demand · Physicians · Specialty care