External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT)
External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) Let's explore this subject together Drs François-Xavier Otte and Nicolas Jullian, Radiotherapists In few words EBRT, External Beam Radiation ...
Treatment by brachytherapy
Treatment by brachytherapy Let's explore this subject together Dr Alexandre Peltier Urologist In few words Low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy is an internal radiotherapy method used ...
Prostate biopsy (Copy) (Copy)
Prostate biopsy Let's explore this theme together Prof Romain Diamand, Urologist In a few words A prostate biopsy is a medical examination that consists of removing samples of prost...
Theranostic treatment (Copy)
Treatment with radiopharmaceuticals (theranostics) Let's explore this subject together Prof Carlos Artigas, Nuclear medicine In few words Theranostics is an approach based on vecto...
Focal therapy by microwave - TMA
Focal therapy using targeted microwave ablation (TMA) Let's explore this subject together Dr Alexandre Peltier Urologist In few words Focal therapy for prostate cancer is an innova...
Patient partner at your service
Patient partner at your service Tout au long du parcours de soin, il vous est possible de rencontrer un patient partenaire Le patient partenaire est là pour vous accompagner pendant cet épisode de la maladie et des traitements, en collaboration avec d’autres intervenants (infirmières de coordination, médecins, assistants sociaux, psychologues ou encore infirmières bien-être).Avec son expérienc...
irm of the prostate
Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the prostate Let's explore this subject together Drs Yolène Lefebvre and Maxime Deforche Radiologists In few words Multiparametr...
Positron Emission Tomography with PSMA
Positron Emission Tomography with PSMA as biomarker (PSMA PET) Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Let's explore this subject together Prof Carlos Artigas, Nuclear doctor In few words ...
Theranostic treatment
Treatment with radiopharmaceuticals (theranostics) Let's explore this subject together Prof Carlos Artigas, Nuclear medicine In few words Theranostics is an approach based on vecto...
Active surveillance
Active surveillance Let's explore this subject together Prof Thierry Roumeguère, Urologist In few words Active surveillance is a strategy for localised prostate cancer care that co...
Prostate biopsy
Prostate biopsy Let's explore this theme together Prof Romain Diamand, Urologist In a few words A prostate biopsy is a medical examination that consists of removing samples of prost...
Breast cancers
Breast cancers “Our patients receive support at every level, including psychological support” Dr Martine Piccart, Medical Oncologist and Scientific Director Virtual clinic Discover in ...
Tumour Bank
Tumour Bank Tumour bank How to easily participate in cancer research? Our rol ...
Robotic Surgery Clinic
Robotic Surgery Clinic (H.U.B) Our mission The Robotic Surgery Clinic at the Brussels University Hospital is the home of surgical specialities that incorporate robot-assisted and minimally invasive techniques in their everyday practice. Pioneers in Belgium, we adopted this technology more than two decades ago with facilities at the Jules Bordet Institute, the Erasmus Hospital and the Queen Fab...
Prostate cancers
Prostate cancers Generalities The prostate is a gland that is a part of the male genital system, located beneath the bladder and surrounding the urethra. In young men it is the size of a walnut but it can increase in volume with age. The prostate produces prostatic fluid that is a constituent of sperm and helps nourish and protect the spermatozoids. Prostate cancer develops in the prostate ce...
Rare tumours
Rare tumours “The Institut Jules Bordet has long been recognised for its treatment of rare tumours” Dr Christiane Jungels, Oncologist How we treat rare tumours Rare tumours account for around a quarter of the cancers treated at the Institut Jules Bordet. These cancers require very particular and multidisciplinary treatment. A tumour is described as rare when it affects fewer than 6 people in 100,000. It may appear in an organ or in tissue that is only very rarely affected by cancer (eg: the salivary glands, the penis, etc), or may be situated in an organ where cancer is relatively common but show cell characteristics that are different from those usually observed. ...
bordet new engl
A new building for the Institut Jules Bordet Since the end of November 2021, the Jules Bordet Institute is located on the ULB campus in Anderlecht! The new Institut Jules Bordet, a building for the practice of medical excellence now and in the future. Videos ...
Head and neck cancers
Head and neck cancers « Providing comprehensive care for the patient is important for our multidisciplinary team but equally important is providing it without delay ... » Delphine Talmon, Oncological Care Coordinating Nurse (ICSO) How we treat ENT cancers of the head and neck Head and neck cancers include all tumours that develop in the upper aerodigestive tract and ENT (ear, nose and throat) system: tongue, cheek, palate, nose, sinuses, salivary glands, larynx, pharynx, etc. ...
Bone and soft tissue cancers
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. ...
Digestive cancers
Digestive cancers Our activities cover screening, diagnosis, assessment, treatment and follow up in regard to these tumours. Our speciality is the intersection of gastroenterology, medical oncology (treatment of cancers by systemic route and drug administration) and digestive surgery, departments with which we cooperate closely. Pr. Jean-Luc Van Laethem Digestive Oncology, Clinic Head How we treat digestive tract cancers All the digestive organs can be affected by cancer: the oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, gall bladder and bile ducts, the small intestine, large intestine (colon) … even the anal margin. Management of these tumours is always multidisciplinary. ...