Specialty Groups — Oncology                

This issue of the Journal of Oncology Management focuses on screening and community outreach.  We all appreciate the importance of screening and community outreach has in the education and early detection of cancer.  Screening and community outreach not only can save lives, but with earlier detection, we can strive to improve the quality of life for those with cancer and their families who provide support.

At a time when we find our national economy gaining strength and as we continue to see increased stress on hospital revenues and cancer program budgets, we are witnessing hospital cutbacks or elimination of funds to support healthcare screening and community education of all types.  Many fail to realize that successfully planned, organized, and executed screening and community education programs that are coordinated with physician practices provide both the community and the cancer program with important benefits.