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01.10.2014 | Breast Oncology
Providing the Best Care for Patients with Breast Cancer Through Use of the Multidisciplinary Team
verfasst von:
Judy C. Boughey, MD, Jill Dietz
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 10/2014
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Excerpt
The 15th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) held in May in Las Vegas was host to an audience of 1,460, including 1,370 physicians (187 from 35 countries outside of the US) as well as an esteemed panel of experts in breast surgery and across the multidisciplinary field of breast diseases. There was extensive discussion on surgical issues, such as the utility of axillary dissection, management of ductal carcinoma in situ, new surgical techniques, and appropriate margin status. The expertise imparted by many of our non-surgical colleagues highlighted the importance of a strong multidisciplinary team in order to provide the best care to our cancer patients. Multidisciplinary care is a critical part of the clinical practice for breast patients. Classically, when thinking about multidisciplinary teams for breast cancer the make-up can vary but commonly includes input from breast surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, and breast imaging, as represented in the always popular ‘community tumor board’. However, expertise from other fields can also augment and improve care of breast patients. The recent meeting included input from anesthesiologists, integrative medicine physicians and reconstructive surgeons. …
