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The impact of case discussion at a multidisciplinary team meeting on the treatment and survival of patients with inoperable non‐small cell lung cancer
Author(s) -
Bydder S.,
Nowak A.,
Marion K.,
Phillips M.,
Atun R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.02019.x
Subject(s) - medicine , multidisciplinary approach , lung cancer , multidisciplinary team , overall survival , survival analysis , log rank test , oncology , intensive care medicine , general surgery , surgery , nursing , social science , sociology
Patients with inoperable non‐small cell lung cancer diagnosed and managed at a single institution over a one‐year period were identified. Those whose case had been discussed at a multidisciplinary meeting had better survival than those whose case was not discussed (mean survival; 280 days vs. 205 days, log‐rank P = 0.048).