Section: ChooseTop of page < 12,000 hematology and oncology specialists delivered cancer care in the United States6 (Table 1), although a growing segment was approaching retirement and outnumbered those who were entering the field (Table 2). Pediatric hematology and medical oncology specialists generally were younger than those who cared for adults, whereas radiation, surgical, and gynecologic oncologists were older (Table 1). In addition, the current workforce is afflicted with increasing administrative and regulatory burdens, with physicians currently dedicating up to 25% of their time to nondirect patient care activities, which potentially decreases patient access to the specialists already
