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Cancer Stages And Survival Rates: What To Know
Cancer can be a confusing disease, and so can the numbers and statistics that come with it. Here’s how to make sense of the various stages and survival rates.
Tumor Boards
Tumor boards are internal forums in which specialists from across cancer treatment areas evaluate each patient’s case individually. Henry Ford Health’s approach to cancer care demands the best experts at the table to develop your personalized treatment plan.
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Here you can learn about our tumor boards and how they shape treatment plans and more.
Why choose Henry Ford Health for cancer care and our tumor boards?
Here at Henry Ford Health, we know that every cancer case is unique. We believe in integrated care and finding the most effective and least invasive treatment options for every patient.
When you come to Henry Ford Health for your cancer treatment, though you may have a relationship with just a few of our physicians, you are actually getting the expertise of a dozen or more. They attend tumor board meetings and collaborate to find your best care and make a targeted, personalized plan.
Members of our tumor boards have specialty training in your specific type of cancer, and include:
- Medical oncologists
- Nurse navigators
- Pathologists
- Radiation oncologists
- Surgeons
- Radiologists
- Social workers and other supportive specialists
- Geneticits and genetic counselors
- And more
What you should know about tumor boards
Learn more about how tumor boards and their meetings work below.
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What is a tumor board?Tumor boards are internal forums in which we evaluate each cancer patient’s case individually. We discuss the best treatment options — including clinical trials, if appropriate — based on your cancer type and specific medical needs. We log notes in our secure electronic medical records system to keep communication flowing between the specialists after each board meeting.
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What happens at our tumor board meetings?Our tumor boards gather weekly or every other week to discuss individual patients. Notes are logged on our secure electronic medical records system to keep communication flowing between the specialists after each tumor board meeting.
Our tumor boards
View and learn more about the tumor boards we have for the following areas of care:
- Bladder cancer
- Bone and musculoskeletal cancer
- Brain tumors
- Breast cancer
- Digestive cancers, including pancreatic cancer, liver cancer and colorectal cancer
- Head and neck cancers
- Malignant hematology (blood cancers), leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma
- Kidney cancer
- Lung cancer
- Melanoma and other skin cancers
- Molecular cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Spine cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Women’s cancers
Contact our cancer team 24/7: Call (888) 777-4167
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