The hallmark of the Lung Cancer Study Group (LCSG) was its multidisciplinary approach to cancer management, based on close collaboration among thoracic surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, biostatisticians, and data managers. Discontinuation of funding for the group dispersed a critical mass of thoracic oncologists and had serious adverse effects on clinical trial...

BACKGROUND A worldwide variation in policy is seen regarding adjuvant systemic treatment for node negative breast cancer (NNBC). After the first presentations of the 10-year EBCTCG results, a study was carried out in the Netherlands to assess patterns of care and to obtain the views of oncologists as to what constitutes a worthwhile benefit from treatment. METHODS A questionnaire regarding pa...