Breast Cancer

The Breast Cancer Pathway Map is an evidence-based high level overview of the care breast cancer patients should receive in Ontario.

Diagnostic Assessment Programs (DAPs)

Diagnostic Assessment Programs (DAPs), also known as Diagnostic Assessment Units (DAUs) and Rapid Diagnostic Units (RDUs), focus on providing a rapid assessment and diagnosis for patients with suspicious symptoms or abnormalities. Patients receive a comprehensive assessment, examination and care plan.

Diagnosis

• Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Pathway Map

• Michael Garron Hospital (Toronto East Health Network)
• Breast Diagnostic Assessment Unit (Breast DAU)
• Referral form
• Mount Sinai Hospital (Sinai Health System)
• Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre
• Referral form
• Odette Cancer Centre (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
• Marion C. Soloway Breast Rapid Diagnostic Unit (RDU)
• Breast Diagnostics Clinic
• Referral information
• Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (University Health Network)
• Gattuso Rapid Diagnostic Centre
• Breast Imaging Department
• Referral forms
• St. Joseph's Health Centre (Unity Health)
• Medical and Diagnostic Imaging
• St. Michael’s Hospital (Unity Health)
• CIBC Breast Centre
• Referral form
• Women’s College Hospital
• Breast Centre
• Referral information:
• Fax referral form
• Ocean eReferral

Treatment

• Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Breast Cancer Treatment Pathway Map
• Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Breast Cancer Guidelines (clinical guidance on prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and end-of-life care)

• Michael Garron Hospital (Toronto East Health Network)
• Surgery
• Oncology & Haematology Clinic
• Breast Reconstruction Surgery
• Mount Sinai Hospital (Sinai Health System)
• Breast Surgical Services
• Medical Oncology Services
• Odette Cancer Centre (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
• Odette Cancer Centre Medical, Radiation and Surgical Oncology Referrals
• Immediate Breast Reconstruction Program
• Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (University Health Network)
• Breast Clinic
• Breast Reconstruction Centre
• St. Joseph's Health Centre (Unity Health)
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Breast and Plastic Surgery
• Oncology
• St. Michael's Hospital (Unity Health)
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Breast Cancer Care (Surgery, Oncology, Reconstruction)
• Women's College Hospital
• Breast Centre
• Reconstruction

Follow-Up

• Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Breast Cancer Well Follow-up Pathway Map
• Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Position on Guidelines for Breast Cancer Well Follow-up Care