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The team approach to the management of pediatric cancer
Author(s) -
Hammond G. Denman,
Bleyer W. Archie,
Hartmann John R.,
Hays Daniel M.,
Jenkin R. D. T.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197801)41:1<29::aid-cncr2820410107>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatric surgeon , radiation therapy , cancer , multidisciplinary approach , multidisciplinary team , malignant disease , pediatric cancer , radiation oncologist , medical physics , disease , intensive care medicine , general surgery , surgery , pediatric surgery , pathology , nursing , social science , sociology
The last 20 years have witnessed remarkable improvements in the prognosis of children with many forms of malignant disease. The reasons for these improvements relate not only to the development of better drugs and more effective radiotherapy, but also to the multidisciplinary approach involving surgeon, chemotherapist, radiotherapist and immunotherapist in providing optimum treatment for the child with a particular cancer. In this paper, the changing role of the pediatric oncologist, surgeon and radiotherapist in improving the management of pediatric cancer is discussed.