title: The tumor conference: an integral component of the oncology program.
abstract: This periodic meeting of individuals with oncologic expertise represents the best that modern medicine can be: a true multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Nowhere else in healthcare will you find a better example of combining different expertise for the express purpose of improving the delivery of care for an individual patient.
authors.affiliation: Sarah Cannon Cancer Center, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States