|Articles|November 20, 2012

Cancer survivors debate role of PCPs in follow-up care

Despite evidence that primary care physicians (PCPs) help increase early detection and lower cancer morbidity rates, cancer survivors say they aren?t sure what role PCPs should have in their follow-up care.

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