Responsibilities and importance of tumor centers for interdisciplinary tumor therapy

Schlag, P.

Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Suppl Ii Verhandlungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 1990: 47-53

1990


ISSN/ISBN: 0173-0541
PMID: 1983593
Document Number: 350039
Early diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of tumor patients rest on the three pillars of medical care: tumor centers, hospitals and physicians. The tumor centers are the pace makers and coordinators in the following functions: definition of primary treatment and additional therapies and their standard of quality; implementation of primary multimodal therapies and treatment of rare tumors; development of improved treatment methods for tumor metastases and local recurrence, including surgical treatment; improvement of diagnostic and therapeutic (surgical) potential through interdisciplinary research, especially in the fields of tumor biology and tumor immunology; and establishment of a standardized follow-up and new care and treatment strategies for the improvement of the patients' quality of life.

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