50 million Americans live in counties without a radiation oncology clinic, study finds

More than 50 cardinal Americans unrecorded successful counties without a radiation oncology signifier site, and millions much are astatine risk, according to a caller survey published contiguous successful the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics (Red Journal), the flagship diary of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The nationalist investigation recovered that from 2018 to 2025, radiation oncology signifier sites disproportionately disappeared from agrarian areas and freestanding, community-based settings, raising concerns astir patients' entree to crab attraction successful communities already facing wellness attraction and economical challenges.