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Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Meetings: Improving the practice of radiation oncology and facing future challenges
Author(s) -
Campbell Belinda A.,
Ball David,
Mornex Françoise
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/resp.12459
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , multidisciplinary approach , radiation therapy , radiation oncology , specialty , medical physics , pace , intensive care medicine , multidisciplinary team , cancer , oncology , clinical practice , family medicine , nursing , social science , geodesy , sociology , geography
Clinical guidelines widely recognize the importance of multidisciplinary meetings ( MDM ) in the optimal care of lung cancer patients. The published literature suggest that dedicated Lung Cancer MDM lead to increased treatment utilization rates and improved survival outcomes for patients with lung cancer. For radiation oncologists, Lung Cancer MDM have been proven to support evidence‐based practice and improve the utilization of radiotherapy. L ung Cancer MDM also allow for education and promotion of specialty radiotherapy services. The fast pace of modern medicine is also presenting new challenges for the multidisciplinary lung cancer team, and technological advances are likely to lead to new changes in the structure of traditional Lung Cancer MDM .