An alternative to surgery

Surgical radiology is a diagnostic and therapeutic method called “mini-invasive”. It enables access to a deep seated tumour target by using natural pathways (urinary tract, digestive tract…) or the vascular network (arteries or veins) or by choosing a short route and without risk through an organ (liver for example).

Hormone therapy

The multiplication of certain types of malignant cells is hormone-dependent. This applies particularly to breast and prostate cancer.    
Hormone therapy works by blocking the body’s own hormones to prevent them from stimulating the cancer.   
With breast cancer, oestrogens are blocked and, in the case of prostate cancer, androgens are blocked.  

Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy stimulates the body’s normal defence mechanisms, so that it can use the immune system to fight the malignant process and destroy the tumour.
   
Malignant tumours in man are not greatly immunogenic. That is to say that they are not generally recognised as foreign by the body, so that they are tolerated and can grow. It is, therefore, necessary to stimulate body defence mechanisms by means of various agents, such as interferon and interleukin and other immunotherapeutic agents which are in the course of development.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy refers to drug treatments which aim to destroy cancer cells by non-specific mechanisms.
Some chemotherapeutic agents can be administered orally, others intravenously, some are hardly toxic and others more so… Similarly, different tumours do not respond to the same chemotherapy. Chemotherapy does not, therefore, refer to a drug but to a method of treatment which incorporates a wide range of drugs.    

Les aides à domicile

Différentes interventions sont possibles :

• Aides ménagères : aide au ménage, repassage, courses, préparation du repas.
• Auxiliaire de vie : le professionnel est formé pour aider le patient dans les actes de la vie quotidienne : toilette, aide aux repas, habillage.

Les services de l'aide à la personne sont en plein essor, que ce soit dans le secteur associatif ou le secteur privé à but lucratif.

For high precision radiotherapy

Tomotherapy combines a CT scanning system with a radiotherapy machine. It is useful in the very precise treatment of tumours of complex shape which are located close to radiosensitive organs. It is particularly indicated in the treatment of large tumours such as certain sarcomas, poorly accessible pelvic tumours (prostate, uterine cervix, etc.) and ENT tumours.      

Les assistants du service social vous accueillent, sur rendez-vous, pour vous orienter dans vos démarches et trouver avec vous les solutions les mieux adaptées à votre situation sociale : accès aux soins et aux droits, difficultés matérielles, suites de l'hospitalisation, etc. Le service social dépend du Département Interdisciplinaire d’Organisation du Parcours Patient (DIOPP).

«Internal» radiotherapy

Brachytherapy is a method of irradiation which involves placing radioactive sources in contact with or even within a tumour. This treatment is therefore targeted directly at the area which is affected by the cancer. Brachytherapy is particularly useful in the treatment of gynaecological and ENT cancers and cancer of the prostate.

Depending on the positioning of the radioisotopic material in relation to the tumour, one can distinguish two types of brachytherapy:

Accompagnement socio-esthétique

Prendre soin de soi pendant la maladie et les traitements n’est pas un luxe, bien au contraire. Pour vous aider à appréhender les changements physiques liés à la maladie et aux traitements, vous avez la possibilité d’être accompagné par différents professionnels. Les soins esthétiques influent sur l’état physique et moral en aidant à se sentir mieux et en contribuant à maintenir une image de soi positive.

Approches Complémentaires et thérapeutiques non médicamenteuses