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Breast Cancer Pathway

This service is for suspected 2WW Cancer Referrals only. A referral letter must be attached. No PIP (Poly Implant Prostheses implants) referrals. Once the referral has been assessed and triaged the booking team will contact the patient to offer them an appointment (which may be face to face or a phone call). We aim to complete this within 2 working days. The appointment will be made within 2 weeks of the referral assessment request being received.

Refer to NICE guidance.

•    Suspected Breast cancer
•    Breast disease
 

•    Clinical exam by GP/ Clinician

•    Clinical exam
•    Mammography
•    Ultrasound
•    MRI
•    Fine needle aspiration
•    Lump biopsy
•    Core biopsy. 

Surgical procedures of breast include:

•    Excisional biopsy
•    Wide excision
•    Mastectomy
•    Breast reconstruction
•    Axillary dissection/sampling
•    Sentinel node biopsy
•    ROLL (radioisotope localisation of impalpable lesion)

Referrals that are not suspected cancer. 

PLCP:  Inappropriate benign skin lesions/ inappropriate mastopexy/ correction of nipple inversion/ body contouring/ scar revision