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5. Innovations in Tumor Board Reviews

Nidhish Dhru1 
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San Ramon, California, USA
 

A tumor board review (TBR) is a treatment planning approach in which many doctors who are experts in different medical specialties, and often are from different hospitals, review and discuss the medical condition and treatment options of a patient. In many countries, the tumor board review is an important phase in the multidisciplinary oncological care pathway. In cancer treatment, a tumor board review may include a medical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with drugs), a surgical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with surgery), and a ...

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