The complexity of cancer, the risks and benefits associated with alternative treatment options, the care needs of patients, all point to the need for input from specialists in many disciplines. But are regular face-to-face multidisciplinary team meetings the best way to achieve this?
by Anna Wagstaff
The advantages of a multidiscipli¬nary approach to managing cancer patients are no longer seriously questioned, and were recently spelt out in a policy document endorsed by professional societies, patient groups and cancer insitutes (Eur J Cancer 50:475–480). The complexity of cancer, the risks and benefits associated with alternative treatment options, the care needs of patients, all point to the need for input from specialists in many disciplines. But are regular face-to-face multidisciplinary team meetings the best way to achieve this?
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