Background Factors that affect the quality of clinical decisions of multidisciplinary cancer
teams (MDTs) are not well understood. We reviewed and synthesised the evidence on …

Cancer care can be complex, and given the wide range and numbers of health-care
professionals involved, an enormous potential for poor coordination and miscommunication …

Background This section of the guidelines is intended to provide an evidence-based
approach to the preoperative physiologic assessment of a patient being considered for …

Background This guideline is intended to provide an evidence-based approach to the initial
evaluation of patients with known or suspected lung cancer. It also includes an assessment …

Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDT's) form part of the daily work in most hospitals caring
for cancer patients as a form of institutionalised communication. The degree of organisation …

Multidisciplinary team (MDT) model in cancer care was introduced and endorsed to ensure
that care delivery is consistent with the best available evidence. Over the last few years …

Abstract Background Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex neuroendocrine disorder
affecting approximately 1/15,000–1/30,000 people. Unmet medical needs of individuals with …

Background: Timeliness is an important dimension of health care quality. It is unclear
whether timeliness improves clinical outcomes in patients with lung cancer. Methods: This …

Background Since the 1960s, there has been substantial development in the uses of video-
conferencing (VC) among medical personnel, including surgeons who have adopted the …

Background Discussing patients with cancer in a multidisciplinary team meeting (MDTM) is
customary in cancer care worldwide and requires a significant investment in terms of funding …