title: The dinosaur is extinct: the demise of solo medical oncology practice in the United States.
abstract: Evolution is brought about by subtle environmental pressures over time or by a cataclysmic extinction event. The latter is the case for the solo medical oncologist, with the event being the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003.
authors.affiliation: Capital Oncology, Auburn, WA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Keech