Hospital Tumor Board
Ospital ng Maynila Medical
Center
Unified Concept on Cancer,
Its Causes, Prevention, Cure, and Palliation
December 19, 2002
8-10 am
Presiding
Officer: Dr. Reynaldo O. Joson
Members
present:
Representatives from |
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ENT(X) |
IM |
OPHTHA
(X) |
PATHO |
PEDIA
(X) |
RADIOLOGY
(X) |
RADIOTx
|
SURGERY |
OB-GYN |
ANES
(X) |
DERMA
(X) |
|
Agenda:
Output
of meeting:
Agenda |
Output |
1.
Approval of minutes of
October 17, 2002 meeting |
Approved
with no correction |
2.
Unified concept |
Statements
on Certain Cancer Issues What
is cancer? What
causes cancer? What
is the implication of the present knowledge of cancer causation on
prevention? What
is the implication of the present knowledge of cancer causation on treatment? What
is cancer cure? What
is a curative cancer treatment? What
is a palliative cancer treatment? |
3.
Plans for next meeting |
February
20 (3rd Thursday, 8-10 am), 2003 Agenda:
Unified concept on cancer palliative treatment; annual cancer registry
(2002); department research proposals on cancer |
See
attached: Statements on Certain Cancer Issues (December 19, 2002)
Prepared by: |
Reviewed by: |
Approved by: |
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Rolando de Guzman, MD |
Sonia Comia, MD |
Reynaldo Joson, MD |