Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (Greater Poland Cancer Centre)
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Screening: Breast Cancer
Primary purpose: Early detection and prevention of breast cancer in women aged 50-69.
Cancer Areas of Interest: Breast cancer.
Information: Information [1].
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 | Stereostatic biopsy | Yes | |
| Technique | Echo-guided biopsy | Yes | |
| Technique | Radioisotope | Yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | Yes | |
| Technique | X-rays | Yes | |
| Technique | CT guided biopsis | Yes | |
| Technique | E/S Fine-needle biopsy | Yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | Yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | Yes | |
| Machine | PET CT | Yes | |
| Machine | SPECT CT | Yes | |
| Technique | Bone scintigraphy | Yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | Yes | |
| Technique | FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) | Yes | |
| Technique | PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) | Yes | |
| Technique | Cytometry | Yes | |
| Technique | Immunofluorescence techniques | Yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | KRAS | Yes | |
| Technique | HER2 status | Yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Gastroscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Colonoscopy | Yes |
Treatment
| Surgical Oncology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Breast surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Thoracic surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Digestive surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Neurosurgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Gynaecological surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Head and neck surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Soft tissue surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Oncoplastic surgery | Yes | |
| Radiotherapy | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Linear accelerators | Yes | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT | Yes | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IGRT | Yes | |
| Machine | Brachytherapy unit | Yes | |
| Technique | Hyperthemia | Yes | |
| Technique | 3D conformal radiotherapy | Yes | |
| Technique | Radiosurgery | Yes | |
| Machine | CyberKnife | Yes | |
| Machine | TomoTherapy Machines | Yes | |
| Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Medical oncologist | Yes | |
| Specialist | Physician specialised in pain treatment | Yes | |
| Specialist | Radiotherapist | Yes | |
| Specialist | Psychologist or Psychotherapist | Yes | |
| Specialist | Psychiatrist | Yes | |
| Specialist | Social worker | Yes | |
| Specialist | Spiritual care | Yes | |
| Specialist | Physiotherapist | Yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Intraoperative Ultrasound | Yes |
