Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (Mediterranean Institute of Oncology)
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Screening: Cancer prevention and screening[edit | edit source]
Primary purpose: Provides specialized services for cancer prevention, screening, and diagnosis, among others. They outline available screening programs (lung, gynecologic, skin, and breast), with clear contact points for booking and information.
Contact information: Click here to access breast screening, Click here to access skin screening, Click here to access gynecologyc screening and Click here to access lung screening.
Diagnostics[edit | edit source]
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Machine | CT scanners | yes | |
| Machine | slices per machine (CT) | yes | |
| Machine | MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) | yes | 1.5 Tesla to high field |
| Machine | Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) | yes/digital | |
| Machine | Digitalised imaging (PACS) | yes | |
| Machine | Digitalised imaging (RIS) | yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Camera | yes | |
| Technique | Stereostatic biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound guided biopsy | 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 | Availability | 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 | Availability | 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 | Availability | Uses per year |
| Technique | KI-67 | yes | |
| Technique | PDL1 | yes | |
| Technique | PI3KCA | yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | yes | |
| Technique | RET | yes | |
| Technique | MET | yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | yes | |
| Technique | ALK | yes | |
| Technique | ROS | yes | |
| Technique | HER2 status | yes | |
| Technique | COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Technique | Bronchoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colposcopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colonoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Vulvoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Video dermatoscopy | yes |
Treatment[edit | edit source]
| Surgical Oncology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Breast surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Urological 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 | Orthopaedic surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Oncoplastic surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | ENT surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Sarcoma surgery | yes | |
| Technique | Robotic surgery | yes | |
| Technique | spinal decompression surgery for vertebral metastases | 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 | Linear accelerators with SBRT/SRS | yes | |
| Machine | Dedicated SRS units | yes | |
| Technique | Stereotactic radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave) | yes | radiofrequency |
| Technique | 3D conformal radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Radiosurgery | yes | |
| Technique | Adaptive radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Conventional simulation | yes | |
| Technique | Virtual simulation for treatment planning | yes | |
| Technique | CT planning | yes | |
| Technique | PET CT treatment planning | yes | |
| Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Transfusion Unit | yes | |
| Facility | Bone marrow / stem cell bank | yes | |
| Facility | Cellular therapy unit with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) | yes | |
| Machine | Cytopheresis machine | yes | |
| Technique | Quality Vigilance System | yes | |
| Technique | Autologous bone marrow transplants | yes | |
| Technique | Autologous stem cell transplants | yes | |
| Specialists | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Physician with a specialisation in palliative care | yes | |
| Specialist | Medical oncologist | yes | |
| Specialist | Physician specialised in pain treatment | yes | |
| Specialist | Neurologist | 1 | |
| Specialist | Lung physician | 1 | |
| Specialist | Radiotherapist | yes | |
| Specialist | Psychologist or Psychotherapist | 2 | |
| Specialist | Pharmacist | yes | |
| Specialist | Social worker | yes | |
| Specialist | Spiritual care | yes | |
| Specialist | Physiotherapist | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Rigid Bronchoscopy | yes | |
| Facility | Clinical Trial Center | yes |
Prevention[edit | edit source]
| Quality of Life | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit | edit source]
| Quality of Life | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Supportive care unit | yes |
