From Tumor Board Presence to Documented Review: A Coverage Cascade for Multidisciplinary Cancer Care in India

Background: Multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) are a standard part of cancer care, yet India has no national measure of how many cancer patients are discussed at one. A national survey of hospitals in the National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP), published in 2026, gives the first structured look at board presence and functioning. Objective: To describe how far hospital-level tumor board presence translates into all-case review, documentation and follow-up, and to define the data needed to measure patient-level coverage. Methods: Secondary analysis of published aggregate data: the ICMR-NCD

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