Hospital-based multidisciplinary lung cancer care in Australia: a survey of the landscape in 2021.

Fraser J H BrimsChellan KumarasamyJessica NashTracy L LeongEmily StoneHenry M Marshall

Published in: BMJ open respiratory research (2022)

This survey demonstrates variations in infrastructure support, provision and membership of lung cancer MDTs, in particular thoracic surgery and specialist lung cancer nurses. This heterogeneity may contribute to some of the well-documented variations in lung cancer outcomes in Australia.

Keyphrases

palliative care
healthcare
thoracic surgery
single cell
quality improvement
mental health
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
glycemic control