Multidisciplinary team care in advanced lung cancer

2020 Translational Lung Cancer Research. All rights reserved..

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer mortality globally. A vast majority of lung cancer cases are diagnosed at advanced stages. Management of advanced lung cancer requires several diagnostic and therapeutic procedures provided by various specialists. To optimise the entire diagnostic and therapeutic process, a concept of care provided simultaneously by a multidisciplinary team (MDT) has been developed and implemented in specialised centres worldwide. Observational studies suggest that integrated and coordinated care increases adherence to clinical guidelines, significantly shortens the interval from diagnosis to treatment, and may increase survival and quality of life (QoL). Prospective studies are warranted to assess the real impact of MDT on treatment outcomes and to further refine this approach.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Translational lung cancer research - 9(2020), 4 vom: 16. Aug., Seite 1690-1698

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kowalczyk, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Jassem, Jacek [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diagnosis
Journal Article
Lung cancer
Multidisciplinary care
Review
Treatment

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.21037/tlcr.2019.11.33

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315248815