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Second Opinion - Tumor Board

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.

Our multidisciplinary breast conference provides you with the following opportunities:

  • Option to meet with one of our Consultation Planners who will capture your questions and concerns and then print them to help you and your physician guide the consultation.
  • A pathologist will review all of your biopsy and surgery slides and a radiologist will review all of your mammograms, films, and scans. You will be examined by a surgeon, medical oncologist or radiation oncologist before the conference. Your case will be discussed at the multidisciplinary conference.
  • After the conference, you will meet with the physician, discuss the group's recommendation, and have any remaining questions and concerns answered.


PARTICIPANTS IN THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY BREAST CONFERENCE:

Many medical specialists participate in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Before the breast conference, you will be seen by one of the following experts:

SURGEONS provide information about the benefits and risks of surgery for the treatment and management of your breast cancer.

RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS provide information about the benefits and risks of radiation therapy for the treatment and management of your breast cancer.

MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS provide information about the benefits and risks of systemic therapy, such as chemotherapy or hormone therapy, for the treatment and management of your breast cancer.


In addition to the above doctors, your case is discussed by one or more of the following experts:

RADIOLOGISTS read your mammograms, x-rays and scans, report any findings and recommend further diagnostic procedures, such as magnification views of the breast and/or ultrasound of the breast.

PATHOLOGISTS examine slides of your breast tissue taken during surgeries and biopsies under a microscope and report whether the tissue contains cancer or other relevant findings.

PLASTIC SURGEONS provide information about the benefits and risks of different reconstructive options.

GENETIC COUNSELORS provide information about the risks for developing breast cancer and related diseases and options for managing the risk.

PSYCHOTHERAPISTS (Social workers, psychotherapists) provide information about options for coping with the emotional impact surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

NURSES attend the conference and raise concerns about patient care and case management.


If you are interested in the second opinion-tumor board service, please call (415) 353-7070.