Why choose Institut Curie?

Patients cared for at Institut Curie benefit from a state-of-the-art environment, entirely dedicated to research and the fight against cancer. There are many reasons for this excellent care:

• A foundation recognized as a public utility that develops and disseminates the most groundbreaking therapies to improve patient quality of life and care. 
• Top oncology experts and the most high-performance techniques to promote comprehensive, ongoing care for all types of cancer. 
• Three guiding principles for care: clinical research, precision medicine and personalized treatment pathways. 
• The continuum between research and care, dear to Marie Curie and Claudius Regaud (founders of Institut Curie), remains the DNA of the institute and the guiding principle of the teams at the Research Center and the Hospital Group. 
• The medical-scientific program, which embodies this continuum by combining basic research, clinical research, translational research and care to innovate for the benefit of patients. 
• A constant dialogue between researchers and caregivers, involving partners and patients on a national and international scale. 
• State-of-the-art organization and technical platforms: medical oncology, surgery, radiotherapy, pediatrics, proton therapy, oncogenetics, medical imaging, interventional radiology, anatomopathology, clinical investigation, pharmacy. 
• The most comprehensive radiotherapy technical platform in Europe, and the #1 proton therapy center in France in terms of the number of patients treated. 
• A pioneering supportive care pathway, built around and with patients to improve their experience of the disease and their chances of recovery: rehabilitation, dietary and nutritional support, psychological support, social support, complementary care, pain management, family support...