The Maastricht UMC+ Comprehensive Cancer Center: Difference between revisions

Primary purpose: To provide training and educational events for master and PhD students, postdocs, and senior staff in the fields of modern medicine and molecular life sciences, with a focus on updating skills, broadening academic perspectives, and promoting research ethics and integrity.

Target audience: Master and PhD students, postdocs, and senior staff.

Information: Information [1].

Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods

Diagnostics

Radiology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	CT scanners	Yes
Machine	MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques)	Yes
Machine	Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital)	Yes
Machine	Ultrasound	Yes
Machine	Gamma Camera	Yes
Technique	Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)	Yes
Technique	Angiography	Yes
Nuclear Medicine
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Pet Scan	Yes
Machine	PET CT	Yes
Machine	PET/MRI	Yes
Machine	SPECT	Yes
Technique	Bone scintigraphy	Yes
Pathology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Cytology laboratory	Yes
Facility	Histopathology laboratory	Yes
Technique	FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization)	Yes
Technique	PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)	Yes
Technique	Liquid biopsy	Yes
Technique	Techniques for molecular pathology	Yes
Technique	Cytogenetics	Yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	KI-67	Yes
Technique	PDL1	Yes
Technique	KRAS	Yes
Technique	BRAF	Yes
Technique	NTRK	Yes
Technique	RET	Yes
Technique	MET	Yes
Technique	EGFR	Yes
Technique	ALK	Yes
Technique	ROS	Yes
Technique	HER2 status	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Bronchoscopy	Yes
Technique	Colposcopy	Yes
Technique	Hysteroscopy	Yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Breast surgery	2
Specialist	Thoracic surgery	3
Specialist	Digestive surgery	20
Specialist	Neurosurgery	4
Specialist	Head and neck surgery	7
Specialist	Soft tissue surgery	7
Specialist	Oncoplastic surgery	7
Specialist	ENT surgery	Yes
Technique	Robotic surgery	Yes
Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Linear accelerators	Yes
Technique	Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC)	Yes
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Chemoembolization	Yes
Technique	Radiosurgery	Yes
Technique	Proton therapy	Yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Allogenic stem cell transplants	Yes
Technique	Autologous stem cell transplants	Yes
Specialists
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Medical oncologist	6
Specialist	Nurse with a specialisation/certification in palliative care	4
Specialist	Physician specialised in pain treatment	2
Specialist	Neurologist	3
Specialist	Lung physician	4
Specialist	Radiotherapist	24
Specialist	Psychologist or Psychotherapist	1
Specialist	Psychiatrist	Yes
Specialist	Pharmacist	Yes
Specialist	Social worker	4
Specialist	Spiritual care	1
Specialist	Physiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Dietitian	3

Prevention

Screening and Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Breast cancer screening program	Yes
Facility	Cervical cancer screening program	Yes

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Patient Association: Patient Panel

Primary purpose: To act as a connecting link between patients and the Maastricht UMC+ Comprehensive Cancer Center (MCCC), by collecting patient wishes and feelings, converting them into advice, and influencing the decision-making process within the MCCC.

Information: Information [2].

Patient Association: Young and Cancer - AYA

Primary purpose: To provide accessible, age-specific care for AYA patients with cancer, supported by healthcare providers, research, and coordinated collaboration, in line with the SONCOS standard.

Information: Information [3].

Resource: Stop smoking - personal guidance

Primary purpose: To provide personal guidance and support to individuals who want to quit smoking, offering tailored assistance, tools, and professional coaching from certified smoking cessation coaches.

Information: Information [4].

Resource: Combined Lifestyle Intervention (GLI) in cancer

Primary purpose: To provide two years of support, including lifestyle coaching, to individuals focusing on various aspects of a healthy lifestyle, beyond just weight or nutrition, through a combination of individual conversations and group meetings.

Information: Information [5].

Resource: IPSO Centers

Primary purpose: To provide accessible and nearby psychosocial care for everyone affected by cancer, offering a warm and homely atmosphere where guests are welcomed, understood, and heard, with the aim of improving their quality of life and empowering them to face life's challenges.

Information: Information [6].

Institution: Toon Hermans Huis Maastricht

Primary purpose: To provide a heartwarming and welcoming environment for people with cancer and their loved ones, offering support, activities, and a place to share experiences and find peace and positive energy.

Information: Information [7].

Tool: Cancer Referral Guide

Primary purpose: To provide a comprehensive Cancer Referral Guide that assists patients and their loved ones in finding additional treatments and guidance throughout the course of their cancer journey.

Information: Information [8].

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+== Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods ==
+<div class="mw-collapsible" data-expandtext="Show" data-collapsetext="Hide">
+=== Diagnostics ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Radiology !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Machine || CT scanners || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || Ultrasound || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || Gamma Camera || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Angiography || Yes ||
+|-
+! Nuclear Medicine !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Machine || Pet Scan || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || PET CT || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || PET/MRI || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || SPECT || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Bone scintigraphy || Yes ||
+|-
+! Pathology !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Facility || Cytology laboratory || Yes ||
+|-
+| Facility || Histopathology laboratory || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Liquid biopsy || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Techniques for molecular pathology || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Cytogenetics || Yes ||
+|-
+! Pathology: Molecular Tests !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Technique || KI-67 || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || PDL1 || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || KRAS || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || BRAF || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || NTRK || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || RET || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || MET || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || EGFR || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || ALK || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || ROS || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || HER2 status || Yes ||
+|-
+! Others !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Technique || Bronchoscopy || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Colposcopy || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Hysteroscopy || Yes
+|}
+=== Treatment ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Surgical Oncology !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Specialist || Breast surgery || 2 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Thoracic surgery || 3 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Digestive surgery || 20 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Neurosurgery || 4 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Head and neck surgery || 7 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Soft tissue surgery || 7 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Oncoplastic surgery || 7 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || ENT surgery || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Robotic surgery || Yes ||
+|-
+! Radiotherapy !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Machine || Linear accelerators || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC) || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Stereotactic radiotherapy || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Chemoembolization || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Radiosurgery || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Proton therapy || Yes ||
+|-
+! Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Technique || Allogenic stem cell transplants || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Autologous stem cell transplants || Yes ||
+|-
+! Specialists !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Specialist || Medical oncologist || 6 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Nurse with a specialisation/certification in palliative care || 4 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Physician specialised in pain treatment || 2 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Neurologist || 3 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Lung physician || 4 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Radiotherapist || 24 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Psychologist or Psychotherapist || 1 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Psychiatrist || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Pharmacist || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Social worker || 4 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Spiritual care || 1 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Physiotherapist || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Dietitian || 3
+|}
+=== Prevention ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Screening and Others !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Facility || Breast cancer screening program || Yes ||
+|-
+| Facility || Cervical cancer screening program || Yes
+|}
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