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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 | 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...

Articles | Press releases | 31.08.2022
Breast cancer Treatments

Breakthroughs in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer

Aug 31, 2022 | New forms of drug therapy can almost double the life expectancy of patients with advanced breast...

Articles | 10.05.2022
Prostate cancer

Accurate information on aggressiveness and tumor staging form the basis for prostate cancer treatment

In western countries, prostate cancer is the most common cancer type in men. In its early stages, it is often...

Articles | 03.05.2022
Company information

A visionary for all cancer patients – steps in the history of Docrates

When Timo Joensuu set out in the mid-2000s to establish the first private cancer hospital in the Nordic countries, the...

Articles | 12.04.2022

Should low-risk prostate cancer be left to active monitoring?

Active treatment vs. monitoring of localised low-risk prostate cancer has long been a contested topic. According to the results of...

Articles | 08.04.2022
Breast cancer

Docrates uses the newest drug therapies for breast cancer

New cancer drugs are being developed all the time, and new uses are being found for drugs already in use.

Articles | 07.01.2022
Treatments

One type of cancer is distinct from others due to its painfulness—these everyday methods can alleviate the pain, and sauna is not necessarily one of them

7.1.2022 | As cancer becomes metastasised, it typically causes more pain. Oncologist Olga Maslennikova from Docrates Cancer Center shares the...

Articles | 16.12.2021
Health and rehabilition Treatments

Confusion and fear of death are present when a cancer diagnosis is made

Looking after the mental well-being of someone who has been diagnosed with cancer is an essential part of recovery from...

Articles | 13.12.2021
Lifestyle and cancer

Physical activity can improve the quality of life of cancer patients and the effectiveness of cancer drugs

Physical activity can considerably improve cancer patients’ quality of life.

Articles | 10.12.2021
Treatments

Learn more about our hospital’s staff: Chief Clinical Director Juha Kononen

The Chief Clinical Director of Docrates Cancer Center is Juha Kononen, who started in the position in January 2021. Kononen...