Eur J Cancer 2022 Jun 10;171:13-21. Epub 2022 Jun 10.
Department of Gynecology, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek - Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Center for Gynecological Oncology Amsterdam (CGOA), Antoni van Leeuwenhoek - Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Background: Most physicians encounter pregnant women with cancer incidentally, leading to a lack of expertise or confidence to inform and treat these patients based on the most recent guidelines and expert opinions. In the Netherlands, a national multidisciplinary tumour board for cancer, infertility and pregnancy (CIP-MDT) was founded in December 2012, including 35 specialists from a variety of disciplines. This study evaluates the frequency of consultation of the CIP-MDT, the types of questions asked and the satisfaction of consulting physicians with its existence. Read More