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Barbara DeVivo, PhD, MBA, on Tumor Boards: The Influence of Social Hierarchy on Cancer Treatment Decision-Making

NCCN 2020 Virtual Annual Conference

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Barbara DeVivo, PhD, MBA, of Westmont College, talks about how the culture and structure of tumor boards—and their invisible status hierarchies—may hamper collaboration and influence the way providers treat patients with cancer (Abstract BPI20-020).



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