You will be presented with the full text of a biomedical research paper. Please write an abstract for this paper. Your response should include the abstract and no additional text.

Paper text:
the cancer treatment is based on three primary disciplines : medical oncology , surgical oncology , and radiation oncology .
the medical oncologist specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer using chemotherapy , hormonal therapy , biological therapy , and targeted therapy .
the treatment of cancer needs a multidisciplinary team but the medical treatment of cancer is becoming more complicated and more specialized so there is a real need for a medical oncologist specialty .   in morocco ,
mo was recognized as a separate specialty in 1994 but the real taking - off was done only since the 2000s after the creation of the chair of medical oncology in the university of rabat .
the amfrom ( moroccan association for training and research in medical oncology ) was created in 2008 to assure a high - level of qualification for young oncologists and to improve the recognition of medical oncology . in the same way , the griomm ( moroccan group of trialist in medical oncology )
its first study is eva - onco which is a national survey about the practice of medical oncology in the public health centers across morocco .
eva - onco is a prospective study concerning the practice of medical oncology in morocco in 2011 the following .
we used an electronic questionnaire with 46 item concerning : number and nature of practitioners , number and nature of paramedics , workload ( number of new patients , number of new patients who received chemotherapy , and number of chemotherapy seats),center equipments ( ct - scann , mri , pet - scann , immunochemistry , emergency unit ) .
number and nature of practitioners , number and nature of paramedics , workload ( number of new patients , number of new patients who received chemotherapy , and number of chemotherapy seats ) , center equipments ( ct - scann , mri , pet - scann , immunochemistry , emergency unit ) . statistical analysis : the data were collected and analyzed using the microsoft office excel 972003 ( microsoft , redmond , wash , usa ) .
these data were used to calculatenumber of mos/100  000 habitant in morocco , number of mos/100  000 habitant in each region , ratio of new patient / mos / year , ratio of patient receiving chemotherapy .
number of mos/100  000 habitant in morocco , number of mos/100  000 habitant in each region , ratio of new patient / mos / year , ratio of patient receiving chemotherapy .
there were more medical oncology positions in public ( 18 ) than private practices ( 6 ) .
few medical oncology positions were located in military hospitals ( 4 ) ( see table 1 ) .
the specialists in the public sector have salaried positions and 25% have also a university position . all mos in morocco have a general oncology practice and there is no subspecialty .  

( iii ) number of mos/100  000 habitant in morocco 0.09/100 ,  000 . the number of mos per a one - hundred - thousand population was calculated using the population estimates provided by the moroccan government .
the population of morocco was estimated by the high commissioner office for planning ( hcp ) to be at 30,566,000 in 2011 .  

the number of mos per a one - hundred - thousand population was calculated using the population estimates for each region provided by the moroccan government .  

the density in mos in hoceima 's region is 4.8 times more than in the region of marrakech .  

a total of 13 649 patients were treated in the public health cancer centers in morocco in 2011 with an average of 718 news patient per oncologist ( ranging from 97 in hoceima to 1875 in casablanca ) ( see table 3 ) . 

( vi ) ratio of act / sit / day.table 4 shows an important difference in activity between the major centers ( rabat and casablanca ) and the other centers . also , the number of patients per seat of chemotherapy is very heterogeneous and range from 0.75/day in hoceima to 4.25/day in oujda . 

( vii ) multidisciplinary staff meeting.table 5 shows that the majority of centers tries to organize a multidisciplinary staff decision meeting but this activity is irregular and only a minority of the patients benefit from it .
the cancer health care system in morocco includes ( in 2011 ) 7 public hospitals ( 4 university clinics ) and 7 private centers .
about 30000 new patients with cancer are expected every year for an estimated population of 30,566,000 habitants .
the health care financing in oncology is characterized by inequity , the medical insurance covers only 30% of the population .
but demand for medical oncology services is expected to rise rapidly , driven by a medical assistance plan launched in 2012 for the benefit of the low - income populations in aim to give them a free access to all health care services provided by the public hospitals . also , recently ,
a very active moroccan ngo ( the foundation of lalla salma against cancer ) is provideing anticancer drugs to all government - run oncology centers .
the calculated density of mos ( mos per 100  000 ) in morocco is 0.09/100  000 habitant and it is still low compared to the european and north - american countries [ 46 ] .
the average of 718 new patients per oncologist is very high compared with the national recommendations as defined in the cancer plan against cancer ( 1 medical oncologist for 300 new cases ) . using these recommendations ,
the shortfall of mos in morocco in 2011 is about a minimum of 26 oncologists . to our knowledge
, there are no international recommendations concerning the number of mos / habitants even if such countries like united kingdom recommend a density of 1.1 mos/100000 habitants .
the pipeline of potential medical oncologists depends on the number of residents who complete training in medical oncology .
currently , there are approximately 50 residents who are in training in three university ( rabat , fes and casablanca ) so the current shortfall of mo is expected to disappear in the future .
our review of the literature in medline showed a poor literature concerning medical oncology workforce worldwide .
the only published data concerned the usa , europe , and australia . in most emerging countries , there are large gaps in the description of oncology structure , resources , and process .
tanzania is a low - income country with a population of 42.5 million people and an estimated 21,180 new cancers in 2006 .
the tanzanian staff in oncology consists in only one medical oncologist and 4 radiotherapists for the whole country .
this data demonstrates the huge shortfall in human resources . in low- and middle - income countries ,
the availability of trained human resources is one of the major factors limiting access to cancer treatment .
these limited human capacities in low- and middle - income countries impact , also , the policy research and the using of quality norms .
the data provided by eva - onco survey could be used by the moroccan health authorities aiming to reduce the inequalities between regions and centers concerning medical oncology workforce .
objective . to determine the current shortfall of medical oncologists ( mos ) and the projected supply . background . 
 morocco , the medical oncology ( mo ) is a relatively new specialty . 
 medical oncology was recognized as a separate specialty in 1994 but the real taking - off was done only since the 2000s after the creation of the chair of medical oncology in the university of rabat . 
 the griomm ( moroccan group of trialist in medical oncology ) was created in 2011 and conducted its first study , eva - onco , concerning the practice of medical oncology in morocco in 2011 . design . 
 eva - onco is a prospective study concerning the practice of medical oncology in morocco in 2011 
 . results . 
 the entire public cancer centers completed the survey . 
 there were no missing data . 
 the number of medical oncologist per 100000/habitants in morocco was 0.09 . 
 the average number of new patients seen per medical oncologist was 718 patients ( ranging by state from 97 to 1875 ) . 
 the shortfall of mos was estimated at 26 at least in 2011 according to the national recommendations . 
 conclusions . 
 since 2010 , a national strategy to increase the capacity of mo workforce existed . the current shortfall of mo is expected to disappear in the future .