Harmonious interactions between radiation, medical, interventional and surgical oncologists, as well as other members of multidisciplinary teams, are essential for the optimization of patient care in oncology. This multidisciplinary approach is particularly important in the current landscape, in which standard-of-care approaches to cancer treatment are evolving towards highly targeted treatments, precise image guidance, and personalized cancer therapy. Communication across different specialties remains a core element of cancer care.
The skills are important in establishing a good relationship with patients, but in the increasingly complex field of cancer treatment, oncologists from each specialty need to be equally skilled at communicating with, and learning the art of, those focused on other specialties. One current view is that four ‘pillars’ exist in oncology: radiation oncology,…
