Breast cancer multi-disciplinary teams in England: much achieved but still more to be done

Whelan, Jane; Griffith, C. D. M.; Archer, Tamsin

doi:10.1016/j.breast.2005.02.010

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“…In addition, changes in breast cancer management, such as the introduction of new referral and practice guidelines with respect to breast symptoms and the implementation of MDTs alongside screening in more recent years may be a contributory factor (12,38).…”

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Impact of Screening on Breast Cancer Mortality: The UK Program 20 Years On

Massat

Dibden

Parmar

et al. 2016

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

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Background: With changes in diagnosis, treatment, and management of breast cancer since the mammography screening trials, there is a need to evaluate contemporary breast screening programs. A case-control study was set up to assess the current impact of attendance in the English Breast Screening Program on breast cancer mortality.Methods: Cancer registry cases who died from primary breast cancer ages 47 to 89 years in London in 2008 to 2009 (869 women) were matched to 1 or 2 general population controls (1,642 women) with no diagnosis of breast cancer at the time of the case's diagnosis, who were alive at the case's death. Cases and controls were matched for date of birth and screening area, and had been invited to breast screening at least once prior to the case's diagnosis. ORs were estimated using conditional logistic regression. Self-selection bias was addressed using contemporaneous attendance at the cervical screening program.

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Impact of Screening on Breast Cancer Mortality: The UK Program 20 Years On

Massat

Dibden

Parmar

et al. 2016

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

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“…[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Additional information on the collaborative initiatives was also identified in fifteen published or unpublished sources. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] From the selected articles, information about the clinical domain, objectives, participants, sponsorship, support, infrastructure, methodology, social context, and sustainability were identified.…”

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Regional Collaborations as a Tool for Quality Improvements in Surgery

Fung-Kee-Fung

Watters²,

Crossley³

et al. 2009

Annals of Surgery

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“…Most often, the meetings are led by a breast surgeon. Although most respondents (95%) described that follow-up involved the Department of Surgery with or without adjuvant chemotherapy, the high level of attendance for medical oncologists was particularly noteworthy given that international audits of MDT functionality consistently reveal that medical oncologists are least likely to attend the meetings, of all medical specialists [6,7]. This is not surprising, however, given that most oncologists in our sample were based in comprehensive or university cancer centers where oncology services are most commonly available.…”

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“…All newly diagnosed breast cancer patients were discussed in 45% of MDT meetings, a figure less than 60 to 94% noted in studies from the United Kingdom [6,7]. Discussion of benign cases was infrequent (8% of cases).…”

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Multidisciplinary team approach in breast cancer: a nationwide survey in Korea

et al. 2012

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PurposeThis assesses the current workings of multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings across Korea through surgeons' reports and their current commitments to MDT meetings pertaining to breast cancer, and to determine any perceived areas of potential improvement.MethodsA questionnaire was sent out to 307 members of The Korean Breast Cancer Society (KBCS) who worked at comprehensive or university medical centers in Korea. The mailing lists of the KBCS members were obtained with the approval of the society. From December 2008 to February 2009, the survey was distributed by surface and electronic mail, with an initial mailing followed by another distribution to non-responders eight weeks later.ResultsSixty-five individuals (21.2%) returned the completed survey. Of these, 38 responders (62.3%) participated in MDT meetings. Most (97.4%) breast health specialists regarded MDT meetings as an effective method for treatment planning. Most responders (94.7%) reported that the MDT leader was a breast surgeon.ConclusionThe MDT approach is perceived as an effective method for breast cancer treatment planning and is a feature in most major centers in Korea. Further work is needed to ensure that the MDT approach operates as intended and that all breast cancer patients have access to an MDT.

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Breast cancer multi-disciplinary teams in England: much achieved but still more to be done

Cited by 39 publications

References 2 publications

Impact of Screening on Breast Cancer Mortality: The UK Program 20 Years On

Impact of Screening on Breast Cancer Mortality: The UK Program 20 Years On

Regional Collaborations as a Tool for Quality Improvements in Surgery

Multidisciplinary team approach in breast cancer: a nationwide survey in Korea

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