Breadcrumb Home Treatments and examinations Breast cancer Breast cancer Keywords: Cancer Breast cancer mammography ... Show all keywords Sädehoito Solunsalpaaja cancer diseases Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Finland. The number one symptom is a lump in the breast, but often breast cancer is diagnosed by screening mammography or mammography performed for some other reason. The exact diagnosis requires that a pathologist analyses a sample of the tumour tissue. The prognosis of breast cancer is continuously improving as the diagnosis is made earlier and as treatment improves. Breast cancer may be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, targeted drugs, radiation therapy and hormone therapy. The treatment plan is always individualized for each patient. Treatment pathway (opens in new window, links to another website) The treatment paths describe how the treatment of groups of cancer patients progresses. (The linking of treatment pathways is incomplete and there may be broken links in the pathways. We apologize for the inconvenience.) Treatment pathway for patients with breast cancer Treatment facilities elsewhere in the Western Finland Cancer Centre and in Åland Facilities in Satasairaala (opens in new window, links to another website) Facilities in Vaasa (opens in new window, links to another website) Facilities in Åland (opens in new window, links to another website) Treatment facilities Oncologic Outpatient Clinic We treat adults with oncological diseases apart from those patients with haematological, lung or gynaecological cancer, who are treated in their own… Oncology Ward We treat adult patients suffering from cancer in our ward (lung-, gynecological- and hematological cancers excluded. These cancers are treated in their own… Department of Radiotherapy We perform radiotherapy primarily on cancer patients. Infusion Outpatient Clinic, Loimaa The focus area of our activity is in medicine therapy, its planning and execution. Pharmacotherapy Outpatient Clinic, Salo We administer medical treatment to our patients. Medical treatment can either be infusions (medicine administered intravenously) or injections. Infusion Outpatient Clinic, Uusikaupunki We administer various medical treatments every workday. Plastic and General Surgery Inpatient Ward We treat plastic and general surgery patients. Our largest patient group is patients with breast cancer. Show all Print this page