Oncology and haematology

PERSONALISED CARE ADHERING TO THE LATEST CANCER TREATMENTS PROTOCOLS

The medical team that will support you during your stay in France is made up of internationally renowned healthcare professionals with different areas of expertise and specialities. They work within the health care facility where you receive your treatment and in connection with your doctors. Your support is comprehensive and includes care and additional support you may need during and after your treatment (psychological, fatigue management, advice on your diet, etc.)

Cancer Screening and Early Detection

Screening is a process that aims to identify, at the earliest and in the absence of symptoms, lesions that may be cancerous or develop into cancer. The value of screening is that cancer can be detected earlier, patients can be provided with better care and the impact of treatment is reduced.

For all requests, you must first send us your completed medical record via our secure platform as well as your medical history. This will allow us to put you in touch with the best French specialists who will be able to discuss the treatments options suitable for you.

Please note: incomplete or unreadable medical documents will not be accepted.

Choose an institution

To be allowed to treat cancer, French healthcare institutions have to meet a number of conditions. This acts as a guarantee for you as to the level of their care and allows you rest assured you’ll be fully supported. You are also free to choose the institution where you want to be treated.

Breast cancer

Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that affects the mammary gland. Malignant cells multiply in disorderly fashion until a tumor is created that attacks neighboring healthy tissues. This tumor can spread cancer cells throughout the body: it is called "metastasis".

What are the symptoms of breast cancer?
The earlier a breast cancer is detected, the greater the chance of total healing.

It is therefore important to carefully monitor changes in your breast and perform regular screening tests.
For example, any new size in the breast or underarm, any change in the shape or size of your breast, any discharge through the nipple, or any notable change in the appearance of the breast skin, Areola - crevices, pigmentations, etc. - should be reported to your doctor as they are the most common visual symptoms and need to be checked.
Breast cancer most often commonly in the form of a small ball that can sometimes be palpated by the patient herself. This small ball can also be seen on a mammogram.
Fortunately, in most cases it will not be cancer but a benign tumor such as a small fibroid.

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Prostate cancer

Treatment of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most form of common cancer in men. It is usually a slowly developing cancer and can be completely silent or may display itself in urinary symptoms, such as difficulty in passing urine or frequency of urination.

The invasiveness of the cancer is mainly defined by three criteria:

• Characteristics of the cancer cells as seen under the microscope (Gleason score)
• Extent of the cancer (whether it is restricted to the prostate or has spread to lymph nodes or other organs)
• PSA level (Prostate Specific Antigen) in blood

Multidisciplinary consultation

The treatment of prostate cancer usually requires collaboration between doctors from various disciplines: imaging and histology, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. All major decisions are taken in the multidisciplinary consultative committee meetings (RCP). In some instances, the patient is asked to attend the meeting.

Robotic surgery

Even laparoscopic procedures are particularly difficult to carry out in the urologic domain. Nevertheless, the laparoscopic technique became the “gold standard” some years ago for kidney surgery, adrenal gland removal or prolapse repair, and a classic way of facilitating radical prostatectomy.

The main advantages for patients compared to open surgery are reduced scars, less blood loss, less pain, early recovery, and a shorter stay in hospital.

Using the Da Vinci Robot (Intuitive°), the surgeon still performs laparoscopic surgery with the same advantages, but with an improved quality of vision (3D) and especially designed instruments that can reproduce the movements of the hand with particularly high precision.

Robot-assisted laparoscopy allows for improved dissection and better quality sutures to afford the patient the lowest chances of surgical complications. The urologic procedures usually performed using the robotic device are radical prostatectomy, partial nephrectomy, and pyeloplasty, but also all the indications of laparoscopy.

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Lung cancer

Lung cancer, also called bronchial cancer, is one of the diseases of the bronchial cells or, more rarely, of the cells lining the pulmonary alveoli. It develops from an initially normal cell that is transformed, because of the effects of substances like tobacco, and multiplies in an anarchic way.

Lung cancer usually occurs between the ages of 50 and 65 years, and smoking is widely considered to be the biggest cause – accounting for almost 9 out of 10 cases.

The treatment of lung cancer usually involves three complementary and often associated approaches: surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

The medical treatments most frequently performed in France for lung cancer are:

• Chemotherapy
• Targeted therapies
• Immunotherapy
• Conformational radiotherapy
• Radiotherapy in stereotactic condition
• Thermo-ablation (radiofrequency, cryotherapy)

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Gynecological cancer

While cancer of the cervix can be detected at a very early stage with smears, there is no single test that can be conducted systematically to detect endometrial cancers and cancers of the ovary.

Some specific signs, such as the occurrence of abnormal bleeding (outside of the rules in a postmenopausal woman), the presence of abdominal discomfort, pelvic pain and / or increased abdominal size, can be potential signs of gynaecological cancer and should be a trigger for patients to consult their doctor.

In a number of cases, gynaecological cancers develop with few or no symptoms/clinical signs, preventing an early diagnosis from occurring.

Multidisciplinary consultation

The treatment of gynaecological cancer usually requires collaboration between doctors from various disciplines: imaging and histology, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. All major decisions are taken in the multidisciplinary consultative committee meetings (RCP). In some instances, the patient is asked to attend the meeting.

Robotic surgery

Robot-assisted surgery is growing in the field of gynaecology with the completion of the first robot-assisted hysterectomy. This technology provides a high-resolution 3D vision, controlled exposure by the surgeon, accuracy and a very large range of motion. In gynaecologic oncology, robotic surgery has developed considerably in recent years for the management of endometrial cancer and cervical cancer.

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Colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer arises from the transformation of a benign tumour into a malignant one, a process which takes around 10 years.

Screening combined with colonoscopy is, therefore, of fundamental importance in ensuring that tumours and polyps are removed in a timely fashion before they degenerate. When colorectal cancer is detected at an early stage, it can be cured in 9 cases out of 10.

For individuals aged 50-74 years old, regular screening for colorectal cancer is recommended. If a test is positive, a colonoscopy will be performed to examine the inside of the colon in order to detect the abnormality that is causing the bleeding.

If small polyps are found during the colonoscopy, they will likely be removed then and there and sent for further analysis. If colon cancer is detected, a surgical procedure is then scheduled to remove the tumour and adjacent ganglia.

Multidisciplinary consultation

The treatment of colorectal cancer usually requires collaboration between doctors from various disciplines: imaging and histology, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. All major decisions are taken in the multidisciplinary consultative committee meetings (RCP). In some instances, the patient is asked to attend the meeting.

For more information about the latest techniques and internationally reputed institutions available in France, contact us today.
Dermatological cancer

There are several types of skin cancer, the most serious of which is melanoma. Other skin cancers are less dangerous and rarely life-threatening.

The role of the dermatologist is to detect, if possible, all these lesions whose prognosis varies according to their nature. The role of artificial or natural UV (sunlight) is a major factor in the occurrence of these cancers:

• Actinic keratoses
• Basocellular carcinoma
• Epidermoid carcinoma
• Melanoma
• Dubreuilh's melanoma
• Nodular melanoma

In France, the new treatments for metastatic melanoma, including immunotherapy and targeted drugs, are practiced – both of which have been shown to be more effective than chemotherapy.

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Other cancer

As with every cancer and its subsequent treatment, early detection is vital. Cancer screening is a process that aims to identify, at the earliest and in the absence of symptoms, lesions that may be cancerous or develop into cancer.

The value of screening is that cancer can be detected earlier, allowing patients to be provided with better care, reducing the impact of treatment and boosting the chances of success.

Personalised care adhering to the latest cancer treatments protocols

The medical team that will support you during your stay in France is made up of internationally renowned healthcare professionals with different areas of expertise and specialities. They work within the health care facility where you receive your treatment and in connection with your doctors. Your support is comprehensive and includes care and additional support you may need during and after your treatment (psychological, fatigue management, advice on your diet, etc.)

Choose an institution

To be allowed to treat cancer, French healthcare institutions have to meet a number of conditions. This acts as a guarantee for you as to the level of their care and allows you rest assured you’ll be fully supported. You are also free to choose the institution where you want to be treated.

For all requests, you must first send us your completed medical record via our secure platform as well as your medical history. This will allow us to put you in touch with the best French specialists who will be able to discuss the treatments options suitable for you.

Please note: incomplete or unreadable medical documents will not be accepted.

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