E. du Rouchet, C. Dendoncker
Oncologie, Vol.21, No.2, pp. 125-134, 2019, DOI:10.3166/onco-2019-0042
Abstract For a patient suffering from breast cancer, access
to the initial treatment includes several steps like confirmation of an anatomopathological diagnosis, proposition and
establishment of an individualized treatment plan, pretreatment assessments, and access to the technical platform.
The accumulated duration of these intervals plays a role in
the prognosis in the early stages of the disease. In addition, it
is important to manage all the uncertainties, both diagnostic
and prognostic, which will inevitably upset the patient’s psychological balance. Supported by literature, recommendations and more than 20 years of experience in a multidisciplinary centre, the authors propose the organization of an… More >