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How can we Prove that Tumor Board is a Mandatory Component of High Quality Cancer Care?


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Title: How can we Prove that Tumor Board is a Mandatory Component of High Quality Cancer Care?

Authors: Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi, Sehrish Abrar, Benazir Mir Khan

Journal: National Journal of Health Sciences

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Publisher: National Institute of Blood Disease Welfare Society

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2020

Volume: 5

Issue: 2

Language: en

Keywords: CancerMultidisciplinaryTumor Board

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Abstract

Before embarking upon the first modality of cancer management, it is advisable to thoughrouly discuss the patients case in a site specific multidisciplinary tumor board meeting. These meetings are a necessary requirement for a high quality comprehensive cancer service. Published evidence reveals a positive relationship in the form of treatment outcomes. The outcomes are being measured in terms ofs of survival and local control of malignancies for patients who were discussed and deliberated nary tumour boards [1, 2]. These boards are vitally essential for the services offered in Low and Middle Income countries as we regard them as the lifeline for our cancer patients [3].


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