Cancer represents a substantial health and economic burden in the United States. As
the second most common cause of death, cancer kills approximately 1,670 people per
day.
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Nearly 1.74 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in 2018.
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Direct medical costs associated with cancer were estimated to be $80.2 billion in
2015, with roughly 52% of those costs for hospital outpatient or office-based provider
visits.
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This represents a substantial shift to managing cancer treatment and its side effects
in the outpatient vs inpatient setting. Approximately 90% of oncology patients now
receive treatment in outpatient cancer centers and clinics.
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D. D. Guest is a research assistant professor, Department of Internal Medicine, UNM Health Sciences Center and associate director, Behavioral Measurement and Population Science Shared Resource, UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque.
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T. Cox is a clinical dietitian, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
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A. Coble Voss is a visiting professor, Human Nutrition, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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A. Nguyen is a clinical dietitian, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
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K. McMillen is a manager, medical nutrition therapy, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle WA.
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V. Williams is a clinical dietitian, UCHealth Cancer Center, Aurora, CO.
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J. Lee is an Altarum Fellow, Altarum, Ann Arbor, MI.
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P. Beck is a senior quality improvement facilitator, federal health solutions, Telligen, West Des Moines, IA.
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J. Petersen is a senior quality improvement facilitator, federal health solutions, Telligen, West Des Moines, IA.
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K. Lenning is a senior manager, health management, federal health solutions, Telligen, West Des Moines, IA.
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T. Titus-Howard is vice president, federal health solutions, Telligen, West Des Moines, IA.
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E. Yakes Jimenez is director, Nutrition Research Network, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Chicago, IL, and a research associate professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, UNM Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
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Published online: March 28, 2019
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STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
FUNDING/SUPPORT This work was supported by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
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