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J Canc Educ (2011) 26:405–408 DOI 10.1007/s13187-011-0209-z EDITORIAL Abdul Rahman Jazieh Published online: 5 March 2011 is Springer 2011 Introduction Tumor Board Membership Tumor Boards (TB) are essential components of contem- Tumor boards should include specialists and subspecialists porary cancer care [1, 2]. They provide a multidisciplinary of medical and surgical fields such as medical oncologists, expert approach to patients in a setting where all pertinent surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists in addition to data can be reviewed and assessed to synthesize the best radiologists, pathologists, and other support professional treatment plan for a particular patient. and administrative staff. However, tumor boards have multiple other benefits and It is very important to have more than one physician in functions that go beyond just formulating care plans for each major specialty to enrich the intellectual reservoir of cases discussed. Benefits of tumor boards include quality the TB and to assure the continuity of TB, and to improve improvement, program development, and professional patient care. Encouraging junior physicians, trainees, and career enhancement. students to attend is important to improve their training On the other hand, there are multiple challenges related experience and instill the culture of team work. to the formation, function,
Journal of Cancer Education – Springer Journals
Published: Mar 5, 2011
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