Md Anderson Cancer Center Case Study
MD Anderson Cancer Center
This case study is a about MD Anderson Cancer Center that considered one of the largest center in cancer treatment that include all types of cancer through highly organized interdisciplinary system. This center became a part of University of Texas in 1942 and aimed to decrease or eliminate cancer in the state of Texas, the nation, and the world. In order to accomplish this mission, MD Anderson Cancer Center developed many programs that related to patient care, research and prevention and through education of undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees, and the public.
Although that center is located in Huston, Texas that contained around 13 hospitals and 512 inpatients bed with good facilities and medical care, MD Anderson Cancer …show more content…
In addition, interdisciplinary system helps also in the managing and organizing the huge facility. Because of the nature of cancer diseases that can metastasis from a place to another and cancer treatment that affect the whole body, it was really important for this center to apply strict measure in the interdisciplinary program to avoid disease progression and guarantee an excellent result.
Cancer patients in MD Anderson Cancer Center classified into three groups as following: new diagnosed patents who need to be evaluated and treated at MD Anderson Cancer Center, patients who already diagnosed with cancer and needs another opinion or seek treatment in the center, and patients who failed therapy at other hospitals and sought care at MD Anderson as part of clinical trials. There are many of the services that are provided by this center such as comprehensive screening service which includes risk assessment, screening exams, risk reduction strategies, preventive medicine and nutrition
This case study is a about MD Anderson Cancer Center that considered one of the largest center in cancer treatment that include all types of cancer through highly organized interdisciplinary system. This center became a part of University of Texas in 1942 and aimed to decrease or eliminate cancer in the state of Texas, the nation, and the world. In order to accomplish this mission, MD Anderson Cancer Center developed many programs that related to patient care, research and prevention and through education of undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees, and the public.
Although that center is located in Huston, Texas that contained around 13 hospitals and 512 inpatients bed with good facilities and medical care, MD Anderson Cancer …show more content…
In addition, interdisciplinary system helps also in the managing and organizing the huge facility. Because of the nature of cancer diseases that can metastasis from a place to another and cancer treatment that affect the whole body, it was really important for this center to apply strict measure in the interdisciplinary program to avoid disease progression and guarantee an excellent result.
Cancer patients in MD Anderson Cancer Center classified into three groups as following: new diagnosed patents who need to be evaluated and treated at MD Anderson Cancer Center, patients who already diagnosed with cancer and needs another opinion or seek treatment in the center, and patients who failed therapy at other hospitals and sought care at MD Anderson as part of clinical trials. There are many of the services that are provided by this center such as comprehensive screening service which includes risk assessment, screening exams, risk reduction strategies, preventive medicine and nutrition