Ruth is a 67-year-old woman living with metastatic lung cancer. She receives care at a treatment center near her home in rural southern Illinois. There are larger hospitals over an hour away in St. Louis, but she doesn't have the time or financial resources to travel there as often as she would need to. Fortunately, the cancer center near Ruth's home boasts excellent staff - including her oncologist, experienced nurses, a pharmacist, and a social worker. There are more than 2,100 community cancer centers just like Ruth's across the country - many located outside of urban centers. For decades, these centers - and their multidisciplinary staff - have played an integral role in helping Americans fight cancer. Unfortunately, fulfilling their mission is about to get harder - as is life for patients.