Highlights
- •This manifesto calls for high quality pathology services for all breast cancer patients in Europe.
- •The pathology services must meet the needs of the patients and clinicians.
- •The diagnostic and prognostic information for decision making must be timely delivered.
- •Hospitals should ensure pathology integrated in multidisciplinary teamwork visible to patients.
- •Pathology: vital discipline with substantial career potential for pathologists and technicians.
Abstract
This manifesto was prepared by a European Breast Cancer (EBC) Council working group
and launched at the European Breast Cancer Conference in Glasgow on 20 March 2014.
It sets out optimal technical and organisational requirements for a breast cancer
pathology service, in the light of concerns about variability and lack of patient-centred
focus.
It is not a guideline about how pathology services should be performed. It is a call
for all in the cancer community – pathologists, oncologists, patient advocates, health
administrators and policymakers – to check that services are available that serve
the needs of patients in a high quality, timely way.
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Publication history
Published online: August 14, 2015
Accepted:
June 12,
2015
Received in revised form:
June 5,
2015
Received:
March 21,
2015
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
