Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Revisión del comité de tumores
Tumor board review
A treatment planning approach in which a number of doctors who are experts in different specialties (disciplines) review and discuss the medical condition and treatment options of a patient. In cancer treatment, a tumor board review may include that of a medical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with drugs), a surgical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with surgery), and a radiation oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with radiation). Also called multidisciplinary opinion.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.