Shortage of cancer doctors in coming years
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The United States is heading toward a major shortage of cancer doctors by 2020 as the population ages and the medical profession struggles to replace retiring oncologists, researchers said on Tuesday.
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A worsening shortage of doctors, insurance premium costs growing faster than incomes, a gray and sick population scattered over a rural state - darker days lie
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Medical students could soon find themselves without medically-trained teachers, a report suggests.
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Rising rates of cancer diagnosis will increase the strain on European health care systems,  experts warn.
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TORONTO (CP) - The association representing Canada's doctors is calling on Ottawa to provide a whopping &#36;1 billion to address the shortage of physicians and develop a strategy to ensure the country has enough health providers to care for patients in the future.
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A shortage of donor bodies is putting medical teaching at risk, the Royal College of Surgeons warns.
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MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Half of all  people with advanced or terminal cancer suffer from depression, anxiety or adjustment disorders and could use their oncologist&#39;s help getting treatment, according to a new study.
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Proposed cuts in Medicare payments for cancer drugs will be nearly double Bush administration estimates, potentially limiting access to care, according to a survey of cancer doctors.
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Europe-wide coordination is needed to tackle cancer more effectively, a group of leading experts say.
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Cancer care across England is poorly  coordinated, funding varies widely from one area to another and  doctors are not referring patients for treatment quickly  enough, a parliamentary report said Wednesday.
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LISBON, Aug 24  (IPS) - There are not enough doctors in Portugalâs public  health system, because too many have left to enter the private  sector. This has forced socialist Prime Minister JosÃ© SÃ³cratesâ  administration to seek rapid and drastic solutions, one of which  is to attract doctors from the developing world.
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TORONTO (CP) - A shortage of homegrown physicians, combined with the aggressive recruitment of Canadian doctors by other countries, is a &quot;perfect storm&quot; that threatens Canada&#39;s health-care reforms, the president of the Canadian Medical Association said
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There is an alarming ignorance about cancer and how to reduce the risk of  the disease, a survey suggests.
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People with advanced cancer may  suffer substantial emotional distress, but relatively few may  be discussing it with their doctors, new research suggests.
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Breast cancer patients are not receiving the best follow-up care because guidelines are lacking, claim experts.
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TORONTO (CP) - The association representing Canada&#39;s doctors is calling on Ottawa to provide a whopping $1 billion to address the shortage of physicians and develop a strategy to ensure the country has enough health providers to care for patients in the ...
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A crisis is looming in upstate New York unless cities like Binghamton can do a better job of recruiting doctors, according to a recent report.