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With 54,000 new cases per year, breast cancer is most frequently observed among women in France. It is the leading cause of death among women due to cancer: nearly 12,000 deaths per year. Based on her own experience with this disease and the heavy treatments that result from it, a free-lance nurse has developed a home-based consultation to accompany women during their care journey. Sharing of experience., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)

Located across three sites in Ile-de-France, the Institut Curie combines care, research and teaching activities to fight cancer. Faced with the progression of ambulatory care, the departments have had to adapt in order to improve patient support and oversee community-hospital coordination. Nurses become involved just after the disclosure of the diagnosis by the doctor, but also coordinate the patient's pathway in ambulatory care. They anticipate the needs of the teams, the patients and their carers. Patients appreciate their availability and the fact that they have a single contact person., (Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.)