CHA Bundang Medical Center’s Pancreatic Cancer Multidisciplinary Team: doctors from gastroenterology, hemato-oncology, nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, general surgery, etc. are gathered in one table.
Multidisciplinary care is a treatment approach involving experts from various fields working collaboratively to make diagnostic and treatment decisions for patients. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) in the United States strongly recommends this method to improve cure rates and treatment outcomes for all cancer patients. CHA Bundang Medical Center launched its multidisciplinary pancreatic cancer care service in 2016. From a small meeting room, it has expanded to three multidisciplinary clinics, providing care for various types of cancer, including breast, gynecological, colorectal, liver, lung, thyroid, head and neck cancers, as well as other challenging conditions such as infertility and obesity. Five specialties, represented by seven professors, provide an average consultation time of 30 minutes for each patient. Experts from the Departments of Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Hematologic Oncology, Radiology, and Radiation Oncology collaborate not only for “my patients” but also for the care of “our patients.”
The benefits of a multidisciplinary approach are clearly reflected in increased patient and family satisfaction, as well as improved treatment success rates for cancer. In a 2021 satisfaction survey involving 628 patients receiving this type of care, 100% reported being satisfied. Many patients have shared heartfelt stories about their experiences with the multidisciplinary care service at the CHA Bundang Medical Center’s Cancer Research Center on online cancer patient communities and blogs. By providing the highest level of care for every patient, the hospital has achieved a milestone of 5,000 multidisciplinary care cases in the shortest time in South Korea.
Source: News | CBMC (chamc.co.kr)
