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THE CHALLENGES OF CANCER TRE ATMENT REMAIN FORMIDABLE, PARTICUL ARLY A S THE NUMBER OF CA SES GROWS ALONG WITH THE AGING U.S. POPUL ATION. HOWE VER, SCIENTISTS ARE E XPLORING NE W AVENUES OF RESE ARCH TO E X TEND LIFE. Sources: American Cancer Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology, U.S. National Cancer Institute, Cancer Research, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention NCOLOGIC PRESS Approximately 58% of oncology practices surveyed have EHR systems that can integrate patient health information from other systems. EHR COMPATIBILITY 42% 58% FULL-COURT PREVENTABLE TRAGEDIES Results of a clinical trial showed 34% of patients with metastatic melanoma who received a new immunotherapy were alive five years later, compared with 18% of patients who did not receive the therapy. Defensive Line In 2016, cancer patients in the United States received hematology and medical oncology services from more than 12,000 physicians. Nearly one-third of U.S. cancer deaths are linked to smoking. Smoking accounts for four out of fi ve lung cancer deaths. 34% 18% LONGER LIFE WIDE€RANGING IMPACT Smoking is associated with greater risk not only for lung cancer but for cancers of the bladder, cervix, colon, esophagus, kidney, larynx, liver, mouth, pharynx, pancreas and stomach. + 2016 saw an almost 2% increase in diagnoses over 2015. + By 2026, the U.S. will have approximately one-third more cancer survivors than it had in 2016: 20.3 million compared with 15.1 million. + By 2040, more than 26 million Americans will be cancer survivors. THE GRAYING OF ONCOLOGY A MERIC A NS' LENGTHENING LIFESPA NS CONTRIBU TE TO A HIGHER NUMBER OF C A NCER C A SES. BY STEVE BARRETT 2 0