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Impact of a Thoracic Multidisciplinary Conference on Lung Cancer Outcomes

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Submitted by

Christopher Anderson

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.017

Author(s)

Carmelo Gaudioso MD PhD, Alexis Sykes MS, Philip E. Whalen PhD, Kristopher M. Attwood PhD, Martin M. Masika MD, Todd L. Demmy MD, Elisabeth U. Dexter MD, Mark W. Hennon MD, Anthony L. Picone MD PhD, Saikrishna S. Yendamuri MD, Chukwumere E. Nwogu MD PhD

The complexity of cancer treatment is rising. Thus, the role of multidisciplinary conferences (MDCs) in making diagnostic and treatment decisions has become critical. This study looked at the impact of a thoracic MDC (T-MDC) on lung cancer care quality and survival.