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Recent Innovations in Primary Care Cancer Survivorship Roles

Jennifer R. Hemler, Benjamin F. Crabtree, Denalee O’Malley, Jenna Howard, Lisa Mikesell, Rachel Kurtzman, Benjamin Bates and Shawna V. Hudson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2024, 37 (3) 399-408; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230223R1
Jennifer R. Hemler
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JRH, BFC, DOM, JH, RK, SVH); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (BFC, DOM, BB, SVH); School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM); NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD (RK); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM, BB, SVH); Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (BB).
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Benjamin F. Crabtree
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JRH, BFC, DOM, JH, RK, SVH); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (BFC, DOM, BB, SVH); School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM); NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD (RK); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM, BB, SVH); Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (BB).
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Denalee O’Malley
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JRH, BFC, DOM, JH, RK, SVH); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (BFC, DOM, BB, SVH); School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM); NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD (RK); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM, BB, SVH); Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (BB).
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Jenna Howard
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JRH, BFC, DOM, JH, RK, SVH); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (BFC, DOM, BB, SVH); School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM); NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD (RK); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM, BB, SVH); Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (BB).
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Lisa Mikesell
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JRH, BFC, DOM, JH, RK, SVH); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (BFC, DOM, BB, SVH); School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM); NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD (RK); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM, BB, SVH); Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (BB).
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Rachel Kurtzman
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JRH, BFC, DOM, JH, RK, SVH); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (BFC, DOM, BB, SVH); School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM); NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD (RK); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM, BB, SVH); Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (BB).
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Benjamin Bates
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Research Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JRH, BFC, DOM, JH, RK, SVH); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (BFC, DOM, BB, SVH); School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM); NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD (RK); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (LM, BB, SVH); Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (BB).
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Shawna V. Hudson
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