When Multi Disciplinary Meetings DMT take place in the case of the elderly with cancer is there a geriatrician present that knows the patient? In my opinion it is vital that a geriatrician is present.
A cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting is a regular meeting where a group of different healthcare specialists meet to review a patient's cancer case and decide on the best treatment plan. The team typically includes specialists like oncologists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, and specialist cancer nurses.
I would think it's unusual for a Specialist Geriatrician to be included in regular cancer MDTs, although if a patient is known to a specialist not regularly involved in the meetings, it might be possible that the cancer specialists seek an opinion from them.
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