MDT in Cancer

Cancer is a disease which have to be treated by three modalities  surgery , medical onclogy and radiotherapy.The treatment team is called Multi Disciplinary Team(MDT). Multidisciplinary team consists of Surgeon, Medical Onclogist and Radiation  Oncologist.The team decides treatment of each cancer patient after diagnosing  and staging Cancer.The team decides which all modalities are to be incorporated to treatment algorithm and in which order.It is of prime importance , in view point of cure , that that cancer should be treated by MDT not by individual physician.In most modern cancer hospitals MDTteams decides cancer treatment and team evaluates response of treatment. The periodic review ensures that the treatment is working in right direction and there is no bad effects of treatment.Even after treatment the team follows up cancer patients for  sufficient period to ensure that cancer doesn 't come back.