40 years of treating cancers affecting women
Gynekologisen onkologian erikoislääkäri Johanna Mäenpää aloittaa vastaanotot Docrates Syöpäsairaalassa.
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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 Lotta Mitro
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
Docrates Cancer Center started radiotherapy treatments with the new TrueBeam linear accelerator
Docrates Cancer Center started radiotherapy treatments with the new TrueBeam linear accelerator.
New at Docrates and in Finland: Radiotherapy tattoos – a thing of the past
By Lotta Mitro
Docrates Cancer Center has successfully adopted the new AlignRT positioning system. Thanks to the system, the tattoo marks that have traditionally been used for positioning patients in radiotherapy have become a thing of the past. According to Medical Physicist Timo Kiljunen at Docrates Cancer Center, getting rid of the tattoos is a significant step for … Continued
Finnish AI software improves cancer patient care
Radiotherapy plays an important role in cancer treatment. For each cancer patient receiving radiation treatment, a detailed treatment plan is compiled to determine where and how radiotherapy is delivered. Factors to consider in a treatment plan include the size and location of the tumor, as well as possible metastases. Thus far, a physician has had … Continued
New evidence supports more active treatment approach for metastatic prostate cancer
Metastatic prostate cancer is usually treated with hormone therapy, which works by suppressing the male hormones. It can be taken orally or by injection. These types of treatments are effective but their downside is that they are also associated with a number of side effects that have an adverse impact on quality of life. Over … Continued