Catherine Zeliotis, healthcare leader and senior associate at global healthcare architectural practice, Stantec (pictured), discusses the latest thinking in the design of cancer centres, providing best practice examples from Stantec projects throughout the world.
By 2035, according to World Cancer Research Fund International data, cancer cases worldwide are expected to reach 24 million, a rise of almost 10 million when compared with the last available statistics from 2012. With the inherent likelihood of a very significant demand for cancer care, it is no wonder that cancer centres are an area of substantial investment, and indeed significant innovation. As treatments evolve, cancer care, treatment, and research environments, must too, with a multidisciplinary approach to prevention, treatment, care, and patient wellbeing.
Combining care and research
Today’s cancer centres are being designed to reduce the stress and impact of the patient journey, while improving outcomes and integrating research with treatment to ensure that data from today’s patients is integral to the development of tomorrow’s care and treatment regimes. The length and complexity of many treatment methods, and the variety of conditions covered by the term ‘cancer’, mean cancer centres must be designed with a holistic approach to supporting the patient’s clinical and wellbeing requirements, potentially over a period of several years.
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