Medscape June 23, 2021
Oncologists predicted a grim future for independent cancer practices as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across America: there would be steep declines in patient visits, treatment and screening would be the last straw for many already struggling centers, and they would have to shut.
But what actually happened? Medscape Medical News talked to oncologists at independent practices on how they weathered the storm and found that, although they mostly survived, the pandemic has left them fearful about a looming crisis.
The grim predictions were made in an October 2020 JAMA Oncology viewpoint article. Zachary Frosch, MD, and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, argued that the pandemic exposed the fragility of US cancer care.
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