Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek)
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Screening: Cancer prevention and screening[edit | edit source]
Primary purpose: To present the Center for Early Diagnosis as a specialized service for rapid assessment when cancer is suspected. It highlights the Center’s focus on early detection, minimal waiting times, supported cancer types, and ongoing research aimed at improving early diagnosis and preventive screening.
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Diagnostics[edit | edit source]
| 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 | 8000 (yearly) |
| Machine | Ultrasound | yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Camera | yes | |
| Technique | MRI-guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound-Guided Transcutaneous Tru-Cut Biopsy (USGTCB) | yes | |
| Technique | Stereostatic biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | yes | |
| Technique | EBUS-TBNA | yes | |
| Technique | E/S Fine-needle biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) | yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | 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 | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | yes | |
| Facility | Histopathology laboratory | yes | |
| Technique | Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) | 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 | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | PGR | yes | |
| Technique | KI-67 | yes | |
| Technique | PDL1 | yes | |
| Technique | PI3KCA | yes | |
| Technique | ER | 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 | |
| Technique | COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Bronchoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colposcopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colonoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Vulvoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | yes |
Treatment[edit | edit source]
| Surgical Oncology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Breast surgery | 5 | 750 (yearly) |
| Specialist | Urological surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Thoracic surgery | 4 | |
| Specialist | Digestive surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Neurosurgery | 6 | |
| Specialist | Gynaecological surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Head and neck surgery | 10 | |
| Specialist | Soft tissue surgery | 4 | |
| Specialist | Oncoplastic surgery | 8 | |
| Specialist | Sarcoma surgery | 4 | |
| Technique | Video-assisted thoracoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Isolated Limb Hyperthermic Perfusion | yes | |
| Technique | Robotic 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 | Linear accelerators with SBRT/SRS | yes | |
| Facility | Proton/carbon facilities | yes | |
| Machine | Cobalt Units | yes | |
| Machine | Brachytherapy unit | yes | |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC) | yes | |
| Technique | Stereotactic radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Locoregional chemotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Chemoembolization | yes | |
| Technique | Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave) | yes | |
| Technique | 3D conformal radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Radiosurgery | yes | |
| Technique | Proton therapy | yes | |
| Technique | Adaptive radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Conventional simulation | yes | |
| Technique | CT planning | yes | |
| Technique | IMRT radiotherapy planning system | yes | |
| Technique | Magnetic resonance for radiotherapy treatment planning | yes | |
| Technique | PET CT treatment planning | yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Knife | yes | |
| Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| 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 | 31 | |
| Specialist | Nurse with a specialisation/certification in palliative care | 2 | |
| Specialist | Nurse with a specialization/certification in oncology | yes | |
| Specialist | Physician specialised in pain treatment | 5 | |
| Specialist | Neurologist | 4 | |
| Specialist | Lung physician | 10 | |
| Specialist | Radiotherapist | 43 | |
| Specialist | Psychologist or Psychotherapist | 4 | |
| Specialist | Psychiatrist | 3 | |
| Specialist | Pharmacist | 14 | |
| Specialist | Social worker | 6 | |
| Specialist | Spiritual care | 3 | |
| Specialist | Physiotherapist | 14 | |
| Specialist | Dietitian | 11 | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Interventional Endoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Embolization with microparticles | yes | |
| Technique | Nephrostomy | yes | |
| Facility | Clinical Trial Center | yes | |
| Facility | Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit | yes | |
| Technique | D-J stent | yes |
Prevention[edit | edit source]
| 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 | |
| Facility | Smoking detoxification center | yes |
Quality of Life[edit | edit source]
| Quality of Life | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Supportive care unit | yes | |
| Facility | Survivorship program | yes |
