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Articles | 03.05.2024
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Meet one of our cancer center staff, Jukka Kemppainen, Chief Physician, Nuclear Medicine

Jukka Kemppainen derives a sense of meaning from being able to introduce new forms of treatment to Finland when nothing...

Articles | Press releases | 12.03.2024
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The number of Norwegian patients increased in 2023

Docrates Cancer Center has been treating Finnish and international patients in Helsinki for more than 15 years. In 2023, the...

Articles | 26.01.2024
Diagnostics Treatments

When suspecting cancer, a prompt diagnosis and support is important – our oncologists are here to help

Cancer. The word alone makes the heart beat faster and fills people's minds with questions. What if I have cancer?...

Articles | 22.01.2024
Career story

Learn more about our hospital’s staff: Clinical specialist Katri

The Docrates Cancer Center continues to have many staff members who have been part of the hospital’s everyday life since...

Articles | 31.10.2023
Breast cancer

Quick access to tests and treatment – at Docrates, each breast cancer patient has a customised treatment path

Finding a lump in your breast or being diagnosed with breast cancer understandably causes great concern for your health. It...

Articles | 11.09.2023
Health and rehabilition

Individually planned physiotherapy for cancer patients

Physiotherapy offers versatile methods and treatments that improve the quality of life and functional capacity of cancer patients during all...

Articles | 06.07.2023
Lung cancer

The most aggressive cancers: pancreatic, lung and liver cancer show the fastest progression

The most aggressive cancers with the shortest life expectancy from diagnosis are pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma or...

Articles | 06.07.2023
Career story

Meet the staff at Docrates Cancer Center – Introducing Chief Physician of Medical Oncology Tuomo Alanko

Tuomo Alanko, specialist in oncology and chemotherapy as well as clinical drug trials, has been a part of the skilled...

Articles | 12.06.2023
Career story

Learn more about our hospital’s staff: Counselling nurse Michaela

A serious disease often causes confusion, uncertainty and fear. At Docrates Cancer Center, one of the most important tasks of...

Articles | Artiklar | 30.04.2023
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Artist Teemu Järvi’s nature-themed art delights customers at Docrates Cancer Center

The collaboration between the artist known for his nature-themed illustrations and the Cancer Center began in summer 2019 when the...

Articles | 28.04.2023
Colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is a common but rarely talked-about disease

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in Finland, and its level of incidence is increasing. Lifestyles and the...

Articles | Press releases | 20.04.2023
Diagnostics

Breakthroughs in follow-up cancer diagnostics: Recurring cancer can be detected before it reaches full speed

April 20, 2023 | A liquid biopsy using markers released into the bloodstream by cancer cells can reveal the possible...

Articles | 19.10.2022
Prostate cancer

Study: How cancer affects your sex life – “It’s good to remember that sexuality is not the same as intercourse,” says Professor Timo Joensuu

Oct 19, 2022 | Cancer can be difficult both physically and mentally. It can have a major impact on your...