Medscape August 20, 2025
Kerry Dooley Young

The good news about cancer is that there are increasing numbers of people who are surviving after treatment, in some cases due to newer medicines and, in others, due to screening detecting the disease earlier.

As of January 1, about 18.6 million people in the US had a history of oncologic treatment, a figure expected to exceed 22 million by 2035, researchers at the American Cancer Society estimated in a new report. While the estimate excludes most in situ carcinoma and basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers, it still shows how primary care clinicians will likely face increasing demands to help patients manage the...

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