Childhood Cancer

Childhood Cancer

The tumor board

Many hospitals have a committee to review surgery, pathology, and radiology findings and discuss potential treatment plans for patients. This committee is called the tumor board. Members consist of representatives from the child’s multidisciplinary team, a pathologist, a radiologist, and other senior specialists who deal with solid tumors. Often, the consensus opinion from the tumor board is the treatment offered to the family. Many centers present individual cases to the tumor board at various times during treatment, such as after each imaging study or when the effects of treatment need to be assessed as per the protocol.