Multidisciplinary care in head and neck cancer.
Head and neck cancer treatment is uniquely suited to multidisciplinary care. A comprehensive list of essential participants consists of a broad spectrum of health care professionals. A spirit of cooperation and mutual respect is the foundation for the synergy that results in the best possible patient care. Reconstructive surgery has emerged as a sophisticated subspecialty that fills a critical role restoring the head and neck patient to maximal health and well-being. The concept of multidisciplinary care, pioneered at the nation's comprehensive cancer centers, should be adopted universally by clinicians seeking to offer the patient with head and neck cancer the best care.
Miller
M J
MJ
Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA. mmiller@mdanderson.org
Evans
G R
GR
D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures