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London Cancer—multidisciplinary approach to urological cancer

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The treatment of urological cancers is becoming increasingly complex, and, as a result, multiple specialties are required to maximize outcomes. London Cancer is an organisation with the remit of improving outcomes for patients with cancer using multidisciplinary teamwork within a large urban population. Key performance indicators will be used to assess the quality of care, and will ultimately demonstrate improved outcomes.

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  1. Centre for Experimental Cancer Medicine, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, EC1A 7BE, UK

    Thomas Powles

  2. Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, UCL Medical School, University College London, 74 Huntley Street, London, WC1E 6AU, UK

    John Kelly

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Powles, T., Kelly, J. London Cancer—multidisciplinary approach to urological cancer. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 10, 609–610 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2013.179

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