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HRD-79-42 1 (1979-02-07)

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REPORT BY THE


Comptroller General


OF THE UNITED STATES


Federal Hospitals Could Improve Certain

Cancer Treatment Capability By Sharing





The Chairman, House Committee on Appro-
priations asked GAO to review how the De-
partment of Defense, the Veterans Adminis-
tration, and the Public Health Service provide
cancer care. The three agencies provide such
treatment at nearly 300 Federal hospitals.

About 60 percent of cancer patients receive
radiation therapy treatment. There are 45 ra-
diation therapy facilities in Federal hospitals;
although 36 facilities were underused in 1977,
plans exist to modernize or establish new ca-
pabilities costing about $16 million.


There are 23 geographic locations in the
United States where radiation therapy treat-
ment could probably be provided more
efficiently through interagency sharing.













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      HRD-79-42
FEBRUARY 7, 1979

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