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Christmas and public holiday opening hours

By Jonna

Christmas and public holiday opening hours Sat Dec 23. – Tue Dec 26.: Hospital is closed Wed Dec 27. – Fri Dec 29.: Hospital is open from 8.00 to 16.00 Mon Jan 1.: Hospital is closed Docrates wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!    

The number of insured patients has more than tripled in five years

By Lotta Mitro

Insured patients mean patients who finance their cancer diagnostics and treatment with private insurance under which the insurance compensates some of the patient’s costs. The policyholder and payer may be the patient or their employer. Commercial Director Jani Mikkola believes that the rapid growth in the number of insured patients at Docrates stems from, for … Continued

A new solution-focused well-being service for cancer patients

By Lotta Mitro

The solution-focused well-being service offers a variety of customised tools for supporting the patient’s well-being and rehabilitation. Methods used during the appointment include: solution-focused brief therapy, coaching, meditation, various relaxation and mindfulness exercises, and trauma relief methods. – Meeting patients and their loved ones holistically, taking into account the needs of the body, mind and … Continued

We are renewing the pricing of our services starting

By Lotta Mitro

If you have already received a cost estimate for future treatments and you want to check the calculation, you are welcome to contact your counceling nurse. Our nurses will help you with questions related to your cost estimate. Further information: Customer Service, Docrates Cancer Center Tel. +358 10 773 2010 (Mon-Thu 8-18, Fri 8-16) international@docrates.com

Docrates Cancer Center has appointed Anna-Sofia Malmi as Marketing and Communications Director

By Jonna

”I’m truly pleased to welcome Anna-Sofia to lead our company’s marketing and communications team. Anna-Sofia has extensive experience about developing energy company’s comprehensive brand in the Nordics outside our industry sector. Her energetic grip and strong track record in marketing and communications functions will support us when creating Finnish our successful story in cancer treatment … Continued

A surprising silver lining of the pandemic? – Chief Clinical Director: RNA vaccines can be very helpful in cancer treatment

By Lotta Mitro

RNA vaccines are not yet used in cancer treatment, but this may change soon, according to Docrates Cancer Center’s Chief Clinical Director Juha Kononen. “RNA vaccines have provided good protection against COVID-19 infections, which indicates that they create a good immune response. Positive experiences have backed up the idea in cancer treatment that the same … Continued

New blood test for prostate cancer diagnostics

By Lotta Mitro

A new blood test, Proclarix, is useful in situations where the patient’s PSA level is slightly elevated and there is not full certainty of cancer tumor in the prostate. – Proclarix test gives more exact information of the situation. We can then use other treatments if needed, i.e. biopsy and imaging, says Ph.D., Adj. Prof. … Continued

Latest scientific information in oncology

By Anna-maija Kakkonen

Breast cancer Unnecessary chemotherapy that causes a temporary decline in cognitive skills can be avoided with gene tests Studies show that initial cognitive problems occur in breast cancer patients more frequently when a combination of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy is used instead of hormonal therapy alone. After a year of therapy, however, the frequency is … Continued