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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 | 30.04.2023
Company information Health and rehabilition

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...