Pharmacy Times March 24, 2023
Although community oncology has grown, maintaining services for patients is an ongoing challenge.
In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Stephen Divers, MD, an oncologist and hematologist at the Genesis Cancer and Blood Institute, discussed the outlook and trends in community pharmacy. Divers is a co-chair of the Community Oncology Alliance 2023 meeting happening March 23 and 24, and a co-presenter of a session titled “Looking into the Crystal Ball: Tomorrow and the Next 20 Years of Community Oncology.”
Q: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the growth of community oncology practice. Can you discuss the rate of growth in community oncology at this point?
Stephen Divers, MD: So, I think that community oncology has sort of a double-edged sword...