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Tumor Boards
Tumor Boards
Memorial Cancer Institute’s multidisciplinary approach to cancer care includes weekly, monthly or bimonthly tumor boards. Following the guidelines of the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer—which has accredited Memorial Cancer Institute—these meetings are 80 percent to 90 percent prospective, and focus on planning upcoming and ongoing patient treatment.
By bringing every specialist involved in a patient’s treatment together in one room, tumor boards allow physicians to explore every available option without having to interpret each other’s written notes. This results in improved patient care and, ultimately, better outcomes.
General and disease-specific tumor boards are scheduled when needed, but the following meet on a regular basis:
- Breast cancer
- GI malignancies
- Head and neck cancer
- Hematologic malignancies
- Lung cancer
- Gynecological cancers
Memorial Cancer Institute also has multidisciplinary team clinics for lung cancer and breast cancer patients, in which the team meets with the patient present to discuss patient treatment progress and planning. Referring physicians are invited and encouraged to join tumor board reviews or any part of the treatment planning process.
Please call Memorial Cancer Institute to refer your patient:
954-265-4325,
or email us.
