Practical Aspects of Tumor Clinic Management

Abstract

The guiding principles for the establishment and management of tumor clinics in general hospitals have been outlined by the American College of Surgeons, and Dr. Bowman Crowell, whose efforts have been largely responsible for the widespread establishment of these clinics, has discussed their set-up in detail. My own contribution to this question will be limited to a review of the actual management of a tumor clinic in a general hospital and the problems which we have encountered at various times in the Michael Reese Hospital. I shall, of course, not enlarge on any isolated instances or minor problems which may cccur in the daily routine of such institutions, but rather concentrate on the major problems involved. One of the major factors in the actual operation of a tumor clinic is the selection of those who are to serve as consultants on the staff. We have left it to the separate departments (Surgery, Gynecology, Dermatology, Ear, Nose, and Throat, Urology, etc.) to select their representatives on the Tum...