This study surveyed Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) to examine how practitioners are involved in their patients' cancer treatment and survivorship decisions.

Key Findings

• More than a third of RHC practitioners were involved in primary decision making as it relates to assessing treatment preferences regarding their patients' cancer treatment.
• RHC practitioners were involved in specific cancer treatment decisions, such as surgery or clinical trial enrollment, to a lesser extent, ranging from 10.4% to 24.1% of practitioners.
• The majority of RHC practitioners were involved in aspects of survivorship care screening for recurrent cancer.
• More than 90% of RHC practitioners were involved in survivorship care tied to smoking cessation, diet and physical activity counseling, treating sexual dysfunction, or treating depression/anxiety among cancer survivors.
• Roughly two-thirds of RHC practitioners engaged in bidirectional communication, providing relevant medical patient history to cancer specialists, either "always" or "often."