The media have been invited to visit the Integrated Cancer Center (CIC) on the site of the Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jésus, which will be accessible from Tuesday 17 May.
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The CIC brings together the main specialized and superspecialized ambulatory services offered in cancerology at the CHU de Québec–Université Laval, such as radiation oncology, outpatient consultations in cancerology, chemotherapy and clinical research.
The CIC is the largest cancer center in Quebec and among the largest in Canada. The digestive oncology and breast disease center activities are part of the CIC, but remain respectively at the Saint-François d’Assise Hospital and the Saint-Sacrement Hospital.
The integration of clinical activities, combined with the addition of 4 radio-oncology treatment devices, for a total of 14, will make it possible to offer nearly 39,000 additional oncology consultations and more than 6,000 hematology treatments. more oncology annually.