TABLE 2.

Broad Spectrum of Expertise Needed for Complex System Solutions in Cancer Care

MedicalScience, Non-MDSupport
  • Radiation, medical, and pediatric oncologists

  • Palliative care

  • Surgeons including subspecialists

  • Nurses

  • Pathologists

  • Radiologists

  • General internists

  • Primary care

  • Infectious diseases

  • Gerontologists

  • Pharmacologists

  • Psychologists

  • Public health

  • Emergency medicine

  • Prevention and screening

  • Epidemiologists

  • Medical physicists

  • Technologists

  • Basic and translational scientists

  • Medical education

  • Treatment guidelines

  • Statisticians

  • Social scientists

  • Political scientists

  • Regulatory affairs specialists

  • Pharmacists

  • Data management and big data science

  • Educational tools

  • Finance

  • Hospital/medical administration

  • International policy

  • Patient advocacy

  • Economists

  • Sociologists

  • Social workers

  • Cultural experts

  • Diplomats

  • Communications

  • Cancer survivors

  • Information technology

  • Legal

  • Development