Breast Cancer

Cat 1 · 30 days

appointment within 30 calendar days. - Patients with early stage or locally advanced Breast cancer should be referred to the General or Breast surgical team for evaluation and further investigation / staging. Patients are usually then presented in a multi-disciplinary meeting for treatment planning and further referral if required for Medical Oncology input [https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cpc/general-surgery/breast-benign-and-malignant] - Patients suspected of a new diagnosis of breast cancer presenting with a suspected breast lump/s has to be referred through local surgical pathway for further investigation and biopsy - Inflammatory breast cancer and patients requiring neoadjuvant chemotherapy (biopsy confirmed) For optimum care, patient should be seen within 2 weeks - Breast cancer for adjuvant chemotherapy/endocrine therapy - Metastatic breast cancer (biopsy confirmed)

Cat 2 · 90 days

appointment within 90 calendar days. - Patients on adjuvant hormone treatment for breast cancer with intolerance to current therapy for reconsideration of therapy - Patient on adjuvant hormone treatment for breast cancer for consideration of bisphosphonate therapy outside standard PBS criteria - Previously treated breast cancer patient from another centre requiring routine follow-up - Transfer of care from another health service

Cat 3 · 365 days

appointment within 365 calendar days. - No category 3 criteria