From Bryan Liang and me: Tumour board-introducing real time to oncology management

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23982525

Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2013 Aug 27. doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2013.159. [Epub ahead of print]

Innovation: Tumour board-introducing real time to oncology management.

Allen TC, Liang BA.

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Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, 11937 US Highway 271, Tyler, TX 75708-3154, USA.

 The tumour board has outlived its intended function—it delays care, provides minimal patient benefit, is costly, does not account for patient psychosocial issues, is not evidence-based and has numerous potential legal issues. Instead, multidisciplinary oncology teams using real-time social media and networking that integrates patient input is a better approach.