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: C50: Breast cancer.
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Diagnostics
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Number | 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 | Digitalised imaging (RIS) | yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Camera | yes | |
| Technique | MRI-guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Stereostatic biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | EBUS-TBNA | yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | yes | |
| Technique | Intraductal ultrasound diagnosis of biliary tract strictures (IDUS) | yes | |
| Technique | CT guided biopsis | yes | |
| Technique | E/S Fine-needle biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) | yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Number | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | yes | |
| Machine | PET CT | yes | |
| Facility | Radionuclide treatment facilities | yes | |
| Machine | SPECT | yes | |
| Machine | SPECT CT | yes | |
| Technique | Sentinel node scintigraphy | yes | |
| Technique | Bone scintigraphy | yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Number | 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 | Cytometry | yes | |
| Technique | Liquid biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Immunofluorescence techniques | yes | |
| Technique | Histochemistry | yes | |
| Technique | Techniques for molecular pathology | yes | |
| Technique | Cytogenetics | yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Number | Uses per year |
| Technique | PGR | yes | |
| Technique | KI-67 | yes | |
| Technique | PDL1 | yes | |
| Technique | ER | yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | yes | |
| Technique | ALK | yes | |
| Technique | HER2 status | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Number | Uses per year |
| Technique | Bronchoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colposcopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colonoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Vulvoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | yes |
Treatment
| Surgical Oncology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Number | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Breast surgery | yes | 1941 |
| Specialist | Urological surgery | yes | 73 |
| Specialist | Digestive surgery | yes | 2227 |
| Specialist | Gynaecological surgery | yes | 1447 |
| Specialist | Head and neck surgery | yes | 2205 |
| Specialist | Soft tissue surgery | yes | 1315 |
| Specialist | Oncoplastic surgery | yes | 443 |
| Specialist | ENT surgery | yes | |
| Technique | Isolated Limb Hyperthermic Perfusion | yes | |
| Technique | Robotic surgery | yes | 326 |
| Radiotherapy | |||
| Type | Name | Number | Uses per year |
| Machine | Linear accelerators | yes | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT | yes | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IGRT | yes | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with SBRT/SRS | yes | |
| Facility | Proton/carbon facilities | yes | |
| Machine | Dedicated SRS units | yes | |
| Machine | Brachytherapy unit | yes | |
| Machine | Intrabeam | yes | |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia (HIPEC) | yes | |
| Technique | Stereotactic radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave) | yes | |
| Technique | Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT) | yes | 17 |
| Technique | Total Body Irradiation (TBI) | yes | 19 |
| Technique | 3D conformal radiotherapy | yes | 779 |
| Technique | Radiosurgery | yes | |
| Technique | Proton therapy | yes | |
| Technique | Adaptive radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Conventional simulation | yes | |
| Technique | Virtual simulation for treatment planning | yes | |
| Technique | CT planning | yes | |
| Technique | IMRT radiotherapy planning system | yes | 1372 |
| Technique | Magnetic resonance for radiotherapy treatment planning | yes | |
| Technique | PET CT treatment planning | yes | |
| Machine | CyberKnife | yes | 422 |
| Machine | TomoTherapy Machines | yes | 1240 |
| Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants | |||
| Type | Name | Number | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cellular therapy unit with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) | yes | |
| Specialists | |||
| Type | Name | Number | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Medical oncologist | yes | |
| Specialist | Nurse with a specialization/certification in oncology | yes | |
| Specialist | Physician specialised in pain treatment | yes | |
| Specialist | Neurologist | yes | |
| Specialist | Lung physician | yes | |
| Specialist | Radiotherapist | yes | |
| Specialist | Psychologist or Psychotherapist | yes | |
| Specialist | Psychiatrist | yes | |
| Specialist | Social worker | yes | |
| Specialist | Spiritual care | yes | |
| Specialist | Physiotherapist | yes | |
| Specialist | Dietitian | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Number | Uses per year |
| Machine | Endoprosthesis | yes | |
| Technique | Interventional Endoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | D-J stent | yes | |
| Facility | Clinical Trial Center | yes |
Prevention
| Screening and Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Lung cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Breast cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Cervical cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Colorectal cancer screening program | yes |
Quality of Life
| Quality of Life | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Phone/mail contact service | yes | |
| Facility | Survivorship program | yes | |
| Facility | Acupunture unit | yes |
Palliative Care
| Palliative Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated) | yes | |
| Facility | Home palliative care availability | yes |
