Bone and soft tissue cancers How we treat bone and soft tissue cancers The medical team at the Institut Jules Bordet treats tumours that appear in the soft tissue (muscles, fat, nerves, blood vessels, etc), primary bone cancer in children (in close collaboration with HUDERF – the Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola) and in adults as well as bone metastases. ...
Liver cancers “A surgeon never takes the decision to operate on their own. The management of hepatic tumours is always multidisciplinary.” Dr Vincent Donckier, Hepatobiliary surgeon and head of surgery, Institut Bordet. How we treat liver cancers There are 2 types of hepatic cancer: primary liver cancer and hepatic metastases originating from other primary tumours. Surgery is the major treatment for these cancers but it is limited by the need to conserve sufficient functional liver tissue. Other therapies may be combined with surgery. ...
Urological and male genital cancers “Our patients are supported by a team of medical and paramedical specialists.” Dr Alexandre Peltier, UROLOGICAL SURGEON How we treat male urological and genital cancers Urogenital cancers are tumours that develop in the urinary or genital system. ...
Brain tumours « Neuro-Oncology is above all a multidisciplinary approach at the centre of which the quality of life of the patient is crucial » Dr Philippe Martinive Clinic Director How we treat brain tumours The Institut Jules Bordet treats both primary brain cancers and brain metastases. Medical imaging plays a major role in this treatment because, in the brain, accurate definition of the tumour is crucial. ...
Neuroendocrine tumours “A neuroendocrine tumour is a particular kind of digestive cancer that requires very specific management.” Dr Alain Hendlisz, Coordinator of the Digestive Tumour CMO, Institut Bordet. How we treat neuroendocrine tumours Although often situated in an organ of the digestive tract, neuroendocrine tumours behave differently from other digestive cancers and must often be treated in a specific way. ...
Anatomical pathology department Our role The Anatomical Pathology Department is responsible for analysing tumours sent to it by the Institut Jules Bordet, the CHU St-Pierre and the Ixelles and Molière IRIS SUD hospitals. It is a reference centre in various fields, including the diagnosis of breast, gynaecological, digestive, urogenital, pulmonary, soft tissue and head and neck cancers and lymp...
Hematology department Our role The Clinical Haematology Department at the Jules Bordet Institute specialises in determining and treating malignant haemopathies (blood cancers). The Jules Bordet Institute is committed to treating these diseases with the aim of providing the patient with individualised care of the highest quality in terms of treatment and support. In addition to treating maligna...
Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Department Our role The anaesthetist’s work is often little known but it is fundamental for optimal and safe patient care. Indeed, before anything else, it is the anaesthetist who evaluates the patient’s state of health before, during and after the operation, the surgeon essentially taking care of the intervention. Before the operation: the first evaluation i...
Surgery department Our rol The principal mission of the Institut Bordet Department of Surgery is the surgical treatment of cancerous diseases. More specifically, our surgeons strive to: offer leading-edge surgical techniques in the treatment of cancer; integrate surgery into global cancer treatment; encourage approaches combining surgery and other treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy,...
Oncological day hospital Our role The aim of the oncology day hospital (a care platform) is to avoid hospitalisation with night stays while limiting the impact of the disease and its treatments on the personal, family, social and professional life of patients with cancer. The following may be carried out in the Day Hospital: Conventional anti-cancer treatments (chemotherap...
Radiology – Medical Imaging Our role The radiology department of the Institut Jules Bordet brings together the various medical imaging techniques, except for nuclear medicine. The techniques concerned are: conventional radiology (radiography including mammography and bone densitometry), tomodensitometry (X-ray scanning), ultrasound (ultrasound imaging), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A...
Clinic of infectious diseases Our role The objective of the infectious diseases clinic at the Institut Jules Bordet is to prevent and treat the infectious complications occurring in cancer patients, whether they are connected with the cancer itself or with its treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, etc.) ...
Internal medicine Our role The mission of the Institut Jules Bordet's Department of Internal Medicine is to assume responsibilitiy regarding: The oncological emergencies room The diagnosis and guidance unit. The infectious diseases clinic. Providing training in internal medicine for medical students and doctors training to be a specialist during the core years of internal medicine studie...
Nuclear Medicine Our role The nuclear medicine department of the Institut Jules Bordet offers patients diagnostic tests of the functional or molecular type, as well as treatments with targeted molecular radiotherapy. The diagnostic tests differ from those carried out in the Radiology Department in that they involve the intravenous administration of substances labelled with radioactive isotope...
Medical Oncology Clinic Our role The Institut Bordet Medical Oncology Clinic has a number of roles: diagnosis and therapeutic care of patients with solid tumours overseeing administration of cancer medication for in-patients and out-patients monitoring patients during and after their treatment. The Clinic takes a multidisciplinary approach. Therapeutic decisions are made in consultation with ...
Radiotherapy The Radiotherapy Department sends you its best wishes for this year 2024! ...
Clinic of supportive and palliative cares Our rol Once limited to end-of-life, supportive care is now at the heart of cancer treatment at the Institut Bordet. And this includes from the start of treatment. The Supportive and Palliative Care Clinic provides continuing comfort care aimed at controlling and alleviating the symptoms and consequences of cancer and of certain treatments: pain, diges...
Nursing department Our rol The mission of the Institut Bordet Department of Nursing is to provide comprehensive care for patients affected by cancer and to deliver high-quality, adapted and personalised nursing care as part of a multidisciplinary team. The Department also seeks to promote the skills, motivation and empowerment of its nursing staff and carers.Nursing care is delivered according...
Molecular Immunology Laboratory (MIU) Overview The Molecular Immunology Laboratory strives to improve our understanding of the immune response in cancer and how it can be manipulated to the benefit of the patients. It investigates lymphocyte activities in several clinical conditions: First, by studying the organization and cellular state of CD4+ T cells and germinal center B cells infiltratin...
Laboratory of Oncology and Experimental Surgery (LOCE) Description The Laboratory of Oncology and Experimental Surgery (LOCE) is a laboratory at the Institut Bordet recognised by the ULB Faculty of Medicine. It specialises in research into malignant melanoma and pigment cells in general. It combines fundamental research with preclinical and translational research. The LOCE has a self-contained...