Breast Surgery
Multidisciplinary cancer care
Multidisciplinary care is an integrated team approach to health care in which medical and allied health care professionals consider all relevant treatment options and collaboratively develop an individual treatment and care plan for each patient.
Multidisciplinary care is recognised as best practice in treatment planning and care for patients with cancer. Evidence indicates that a team approach to cancer care can produce better patient outcomes and more streamlined referral pathways, greater patient satisfaction with care and improved quality of life.
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) has taken a lead role in investigating and promoting the uptake of multidisciplinary cancer care for the Australian practice setting. NBOCC has developed a number of guides, tools, proformas and resources to promote implementation of multidisciplinary care. These resources are relevant for all cancer types.
For more information on multidisciplinary care for all cancers:
http://www.nbocc.org.au/health-professionals/clinical-best-practice/multidisciplinary-care