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Severe Radiation Oncologist Shortage Forecast
U.S. demand for radiation oncologists is expected to outpace the supply 10-fold in the next decade. The number of radiation oncologists entering the workforce is expected to increase by just 2% while patients diagnosed with cancers that require radiation therapy will increase by 22%, researchers say.