The Tumor Board or Multidisciplinary Case Conference is a second opinion service offered at the Breast Care Center for individuals with a cancer diagnosis. This service offers an integrated approach to incorporate a woman's values into the scientific decision-making process.

Programs
Educational Material
Clinical Trials

Other programs at the Breast Care Center for Women interested in a second opinion

Emotional Support Program
Decision Making Consultation
Cancer Resource Center
Healing Garden & Gift Shop

Educational Material for Individuals interested in a second opinion

We at the Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center hope to provide you with information and support that will enable you to experiment and to explore ways of feeling better that best match you and your needs. Below you will find links to some of the educational information contained within our website that is applicable for individuals interested in a second opinion. In addition further information can be gathered at our UCSF Cancer Resource Center or by talking with your physician.

Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are formal, controlled protocols designed to test the effectiveness of new treatments, including novel drugs, types of intervention, or combinations of therapy. If you are interested in obtaining information on specific breast cancer clinical trials offered at UCSF, please visit our website's clinical trial section. To learn more about the clinical trial process, please visit the University of California, San Francisco Cancer Center web site section on clinical trials. You can also visit the National Cancer Institute's CancerNet. There you will find access to PDQ, the NCI-sponsored database of clinical trials nationwide.