The Tumor Boards - is this strategy worth for developing countries?

Cancer treatment is becoming more complex and has a potential need of having physicians of various specialties participating in the treatment planning. To reduce the time gap between diagnosis and starting of treatment, the introduction of Tumor Boards (TBs) through multidisciplinary clinics or meetings, which are formal with the presence of key specialists to discuss the diagnosis and management of cancer patients, can be a helpful tool [1]. By definition, the TBs tend to be held on weekly, regularly basis. Besides its educational functions, the attendance of radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, oncologic surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, and other specialists, depending on the type and origin of cancer, gives a unique chance to review each and every case individually [2].