title: Florida providers in heated battle for cancer referrals.
abstract: Providers in Florida are building up their cancer-care arsenals with ambitious building projects and affiliations with brand-name institutions. While the intensity of the "oncology wars" in Florida is partly a result of the state's large elderly population, analysts believe the heated competition there is an indicator of what the rest of the nation may soon experience.
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authors: Lutz
mesh_terms: D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004465:Economic Competition; D005431:Florida; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics; D011357:Product Line Management / Q000639:trends; D012017:Referral and Consultation