Multidisciplinary Care
Your
Health Care Team: Your Doctor is Only the Beginning (NCI
Cancer Facts)
Describes cancer health care professionals and their roles: social workers,
psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, home health aides, rehabilitation
specialists, dieticians, clergy, hospice care specialists, among others.
[4/00]
The
Impact of a Multidisciplinary Team, in a Single Centre, on Treatment and
Survival in Patients with NSCLC (PubMed)
Abstract of a study published in the October 18, 2005 issue of the
British Journal of Cancer found differences in treatment and
extended survival among lung cancer patients after the introduction of
a multidisciplinary team. [10/05]
Types of Lung Cancer Doctors
Overview
Types
of Oncologists (ASCO)
Describes the three primary types of oncologists: medical oncologists,
radiation oncologists and surgical oncologists. Discusses the role of
the oncologist and how to select an oncologist.
Radiation Oncologist
About
the Radiation Oncology Treatment Team (American Society
for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology)
Describes the role of a radiation oncologist in the treatment of
cancer. Introduces the other medical professionals who work together to
support the radiation oncologist: radiation oncology nurses, radiation
therapists, dosimetrists and medical physicists, among others. [n.d.]
Thoracic Surgeon
Thoracic Surgery: Questions
and Answers (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
Briefly describes thoracic surgery and thoracic surgeons.
"Specialists
Achieve Better Outcomes Than Generalists for Lung Cancer"
(ACCP)
CHEST, September 1998; 114(3):675-680
Abstract of a CHEST article reporting the results of a 1991-1995 study
that concluded mortality is lower for lung cancer resection when the surgery
is performed by a thoracic surgeon. [9/98]
Surgeons
Specializing in Lung Cancer Perform Better Quality Surgery
(Doctor's Guide)
Study reported at the January 2004 annual meeting of the Society
of Thoracic Surgeons suggests that surgeons who specialize in lung cancer
are more likely to perform more complete surgeries and have better outcomes
than other surgeons in patients with limited SCLC. [1/04]
Interventional Radiologist
What
is the Difference Between a Surgeon and an Interventional Radiologist?
(Society of Interventional Radiology)
Brief explanation of the difference between a surgeon and an interventional
radiologist. [n.d.]
Other Health Care Professionals
Oncology Social Worker
An
Oncology Social Worker Can Help (People Living
With Cancer)
Describes how oncology social workers provide services,
information and support to cancer patients and their families. Explains
that an oncology social worker can act as a liaison between patients and
their medical team, help patients to navigate the health-care system,
and connect patients and their families with much-needed resources to
help them manage the day-to-day challenges of living with cancer. [5/05]
Medical
Social Workers (CancerLynx)
Describes social workers and the varied social services they provide
patients/clients: e.g., supportive counseling, psychosocial assessment,
long and short term care planning, financial and legal counseling, among
others. [10/00]
Respiratory Therapist
What Is a Respiratory Therapist? (American Association for Respiratory
Care)
AARC's website, YourLungHealth.org, explains what respiratory
therapists are and describes various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
they may perform [2005].
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