Blood cell cancers « Advances in research and treatment while supporting and listening to the patient: the keys to recovery and quality of life » Prof Nathalie Meuleman and Prof Virginie De Wilde HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT and Head associated OF HAEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY at the Institut Jules Bordet Red September 2025 ...
Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with cancer Our role The department dedicated to Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) at the Jules Bordet Institute supports young people with cancer aged between 16 and 35. To be facing cancer between the ages of 16 and 35 means living with the disease at the very time you are building an identity, acquiring autonomy, developing career pathways, forming friend...
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Radiotherapy Our role Radiotherapy is one of the main treatments for cancer and is used as an independent treatment or in combination with surgery and/or systemic treatment (i.e. chemotherapy). The goal is to cure cancer, to augment the prognosis, or to palliate symptoms.Radiation therapy has a biological effect on the DNA and the inflammatory status of the tumor. The side effects are decrease...
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Research Since its foundation, the Institut Jules Bordet has always strived to understand the cellular mechanisms involved in cancer and to improve cancer treatments. By collaborating closely with healthcare professionals and doctors from all fields of medicine, researchers at the Institut Bordet are able to offer patients the latest innovations derived from scientific research. «The projects carried out by researchers at the Institut Bordet are exceptional in their cross-disciplinary nature and inventiveness. Driving healthcare forward and exploring all possible research avenues – this is the approach we take at the Institut Bordet. » Martine Piccart Research Director How research helps to move cancer treatment forward At the Institut Jules Bordet, research is both clinical and translational. It is a highly organised activity mobilising and involving numerous health professionals, as well as patients. ...
The Institut Jules Bordet A pioneering centre in Belgium’s fight against cancer “The Institut Jules Bordet is an integrated, multidisciplinary centre, unique in Belgium and which enjoys an international reputation. The hospital is devoted entirely to patients affected by cancer. For more than 75 years, our teams have been offering patients leading-edge diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in the prevention, screening and active treatment of all types of cancer. The Institut Bordet also carries out important research activities which every year lead to major discoveries, as well as providing high-level, specialised university training.” Our missions THE INSTITUTE IN FIGURES ...
Advice and wellness nursing A well-being interlude along the care pathway Our role Nurses specialized in advice and wellness nursing at the Jules Bordet Institute seek to conserve and improve the body image and well-being of patients with cancer or having had cancer. This support is aimed at the well-being of patients. It is provided in cooperation with other Institute actors...
Occupational therapy Our rol The occupational therapists at the Jules Bordet Institute accompany patients with reduced independence. They assist them in readapting to their daily and social life through practical everyday activities while taking into account individual potential and the constraints of the environment. Occupational therapists work in multidisciplinary teams and on the basis of...
Supporting care/departments With the medical teams, many other healthcare professionals support the patients. They are dedicated to help patients in managing their illness and treatments, and to promote their wellbeing. ICSOs Cancer care nurse coordinators (ICSOs) play an important role in each patient’s care pathway.They coordinate patient care among the different healthcare providers dealing with each patient’s case: doctors, paramedical staff (psychologists, dieticians, physiotherapists, etc) and administrative staff. ICSOs also liaise between the Institut Bordet and any external care providers such a...
RISE unit .. RISE unit Aujourd’hui en Belgique, près d’un demi-million de personnes vivent après un diagnostic de cancer. Grâce aux progrès constants des traitements et à la prise en charge toujours plus précoce, le nombre de personnes vivant "avec et après" un cancer ne cesse d’augmenter. Si cette évolution est porteuse d’espoir, elle soulève aussi des défis importa...
Urology department Presentation Urology is probably one of the medico-surgical specialities that has developed most in recent years. Its wide range of activities, covering fields such as urinary stones, cancerology, andrology, urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorders, has benefitted from phenomenal progress. Urologists have transformed their practice, most notably thanks to the introduc...
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 ...
Lung and thorax cancers “The therapeutic strategy depends on the type of cancer, its extent and the patient’s general state of health.” Dr Thierry Berghmans, Head of the Thoracic Oncology Clinic How we treat cancers of the lungs and thoracic cavity Thanks to extensive internal and external collaboration, the Institut Bordet is able to treat all cancers of the thoracic cavity, including lung cancer.Several types of cancer can develop in the thorax: small and large cell lung (or “bronchial”) cancer, pulmonary metastases originating in other primary tumours and rare tumours such as cancer of the thymus, mesothelioma, pleura, etc. ...
Become a volunteer at the Institut Jules Bordet Voluntary work is the free and non-remunerated commitment of persons who act for others or in the collective interest in a framework outside of assistance to family and friends. Voluntary work is not exercised by the same person and for the same organisation in the framework of an employment contract, a service contract or a statutory appointment. Voluntary work at the Jules Bordet Institute We are seeking voluntary workers for various activities, including reception and orientation. If you have some free time and the desire to actively support patients and staff at the Jules Bordet Institute then please contact the coordinator at our voluntary workers secretariat for further information on current n...
Espace Babbel : Portail pour les patients et les aidants proches A propos Babbel est un lieu d’échanges et de rencontres évolutif, imaginé autour du livre, pour vous et avec vous.- S’asseoir, - Feuilleter, lire,- Poser vos questions- Participer aux Papotes **Les Papotes sont de petits événements qui réunissent les patients et un auteur, ou un témoin.Nous vous proposons - un catalogue de livres, - une liste de sites que nous avons trouvés intéressants.Vous les parcourez seul, ou avec notre aide,Sur place, ou en nous adressant un email.Vos demandes sont strictement confidentielles.Deux ordinateurs et une imprimante sont à ...
Organigram of the Jules Bordet Institute Organigram Management The Board of Directors of the University Hospital of Brussels (H.U.B.), a grouping of the Jules Bordet Institute, the Era...
Requesting a second opinion Second opinion Every year, many patients request a second opinion from the multidisciplinary team of the Institut Jules Bordet. Why ask the Institut Jules Bordet for a second opinion? ...
Practical informations Your visit to the Institut Jules Bordet Documents to take with you Identity ...
Information Management Unit (UGI) Our role The Information Management Unit (UGI) provides support to the clinical departments and management of the Institut Bordet.The UGI carries out 4 particular missions: An epidemiology mission – by developing, managing and operating the hospital Cancer Register and by incorporating into it data from multidisciplinary oncological consultations. In so doing ...