European Journal of Cancer
Volume 42, Issue 15 , Pages 2459-2462 , October 2006

The multidisciplinary meeting: An indispensable aid to communication between different specialities

  • Thomas Ruhstaller

      Affiliations

    • Division of Oncology-Haematology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstr. 107, CH-9007, Switzerland
    • Department of Clinical Oncology, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle CA2 7HY, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +41 71 494 11 62; fax: +41 71 494 63 17.
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  • Helen Roe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle CA2 7HY, UK
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  • Beat Thürlimann

      Affiliations

    • Division of Oncology-Haematology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstr. 107, CH-9007, Switzerland
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  • Jonathan J. Nicoll

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle CA2 7HY, UK

Received 9 March 2006 ,Revised 18 March 2006 ,Accepted 20 March 2006.

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PII: S0959-8049(06)00555-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.03.034

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 42, Issue 15 , Pages 2459-2462 , October 2006

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