Journal article
Collaborative case conferences in rectal cancer: case series in a tertiary care centre
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In many hospitals, resource barriers preclude the use of preoperative multidisciplinary cancer conferences (mccs) for consecutive patients with cancer. Collaborative cancer conferences (cccs) are modified mccs that might overcome such barriers.
METHODS: We established a ccc at an academic tertiary care centre to review preoperative plans for patients with rectal cancer. Attendees included only surgeons who perform colorectal cancer …
Authors
Eskicioglu C; Forbes S; Tsai S; Francescutti V; Coates A; Grubac V; Sonnadara R; Simunovic M
Journal
Current Oncology, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 138–143
Publisher
MDPI
Publication Date
April 2016
DOI
10.3747/co.23.2894
ISSN
1198-0052