National Post Article by Melissa Leong
Princess Margaret Hospital has expanded a program that allows patients suspected of having breast cancer to receive testing, diagnosis and a treatment plan all on the same day, rather than wait an average of five weeks.
Emmanuelle Gattuso, who is a breast cancer survivor, and her husband, broadcasting pioneer Allan Slaight, donated $12.5-million to the cancer institute's rapid diagnostic centre. "It really is changing the way that the system is dealing with patients and we're really thinking about what is important to the patient," Ms. Gattuso said. "We found out that the stress of waiting sometimes weeks and weeks is incredible."
Since the clinical program began in 2006, 550 patients have gone through the expedited process, which uses a rapid tissue processor to analyze samples from biopsies. Results are ready within hours.
Six to eight patients are seen each week, but Dr. David McCready, a surgical oncologist and head of the breast cancer program, hopes to double that number this year with Ms. Gattuso and Mr. Slaight's gift. The couple is leading a campaign to raise another $12.5-million so that almost 60 patients can be diagnosed a week.
Princess Margaret Hospital has expanded a program that allows patients suspected of having breast cancer to receive testing, diagnosis and a treatment plan all on the same day, rather than wait an average of five weeks.
Emmanuelle Gattuso, who is a breast cancer survivor, and her husband, broadcasting pioneer Allan Slaight, donated $12.5-million to the cancer institute's rapid diagnostic centre. "It really is changing the way that the system is dealing with patients and we're really thinking about what is important to the patient," Ms. Gattuso said. "We found out that the stress of waiting sometimes weeks and weeks is incredible."
Since the clinical program began in 2006, 550 patients have gone through the expedited process, which uses a rapid tissue processor to analyze samples from biopsies. Results are ready within hours.
Six to eight patients are seen each week, but Dr. David McCready, a surgical oncologist and head of the breast cancer program, hopes to double that number this year with Ms. Gattuso and Mr. Slaight's gift. The couple is leading a campaign to raise another $12.5-million so that almost 60 patients can be diagnosed a week.
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