Joseph Friedberg, MD, FACS, Thoracic Surgeon-in-Chief of Temple University Health System, Vice Chair of Surgical Services in the Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery and Co-Director of the Temple Health Mesothelioma and Pleural Disease Program, Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Senior Member of the Combined Lung Cancer Tumor Board at Temple University Hospital and Fox Chase Cancer Center, participated in a Q&A with the Philadelphia Inquirer about tumor boards. Dr. Friedberg discussed how tumor boards have evolved, what happens at a tumor board and who participates, how this multidisciplinary approach helps patients, and what this means for the future of cancer care.
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