SCIENTIFIC REPORT 2010 - 2011 - IOV

Mission
The mission of the Unit of Clinical Oncology 1 is carrying
out diagnosis and treatment of solid tumors in adult and
senior patients, through multidisciplinary approaches involving
surgeons, radiation oncologists, radiologists, pathologists,
molecular biologists, geriatricians and different specialists. The
principal aim is taking care of patients diagnosed with cancer,
with special attention to all the needs of the person in order to
have the best results for both cancer treatment and quality of life.
Areas of Excellence
Treatment of patients with gastrointestinal cancer (stomach,
colon, rectum, anus, liver, pancreas and biliary tract);
Treatment of patients with central nervous system tumors;
Treatment of patients with gynecologic malignancies (ovary,
uterus, vagina, vulva);
Treatment of patients with breast cancer, in particular elderly
patients and patients with heredo-familial cancers;
Treatment of patients with genito-urinary tumors (kidney,
bladder, prostate, testicle, penis);
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In this perspective, the effort of the Unit is to guarantee integration
of the clinical interventions, together with implementation of
clinical and translational research to allow patients to be treated
with innovative antitumor therapies, as well as with supportive
and palliative care. An important task of the Division of Clinical
Oncology 1 is the theoretical and practical formation of Clinical
Oncology fellows, in the fields of antitumor treatment, supportive
and palliative care.
Treatment of patients with soft tissue sarcomas;
Diagnosis, assessment and therapeutic strategies for elderly
patients with cancer;
Phase I-II trials;
Supportive and palliative care, with particular emphasis on
continuity of care and socio-sanitary services;
Treatment of patients with rare tumors (in particular GIST,
neuroendocrine tumors).