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Press releases | 26.06.2023
Company information

Docrates Cancer Center expands its hospital in Helsinki

June 26, 2023 | Docrates Cancer Center has decided to invest in a considerable expansion of its facilities in Jätkäsaari,...

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...

Press releases | 13.03.2023
Prostate cancer Treatments

Internal radiotherapy is an effective method of treatment for metastatic prostate cancer

Docrates Cancer Center studied the effectiveness of 177Lu-PSMA treatment with a 4-week treatment interval for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate...

News | Press releases | 09.03.2023

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

March 9, 2023 | In 2022, nearly 30% of revenue generated by Docrates Cancer Center’s Finnish patients came from insurance...

Press releases | 03.02.2023
Treatments

More and more people are seeking cancer treatment in Finland

Feb 3, 2023 | World Cancer Day takes place on February 4. Docrates Cancer Center treated international patients from more...

Press releases | 24.11.2022

Docrates Cancer Center celebrates its 15th anniversary – one step ahead of cancer

Nov 24, 2022 | The private cancer hospital Docrates Cancer Center is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Docrates Cancer...

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...

News | Press releases | 09.06.2022
Career story

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

Jun 9, 2022 | Anna-Sofia Malmi, M.Sc (Education), has been appointed as Marketing and Communications Director at Docrates Cancer Center...

Press releases | 01.02.2022
Gene profilering

“The future of cancer treatment” is already a reality in Finland – gene profiling may benefit all cancer patients

- Gene profiling is a new method for examining the characteristics of cancer tumors, which is currently useful in the...

News | Press releases | 09.12.2021

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

Dec 9, 2021 | Juha Kononen, Chief Clinical Director of Docrates Cancer Center, assesses the effects the pandemic has had...

Press releases | 28.02.2019
Diagnostics

Groundbreaking and less invasive techniques of diagnosing prostate cancer at Docrates Cancer Center

The treatment of prostate cancer has developed significantly in the past decade. These advanced modes of treatment are play a...

News | Press releases | 31.01.2019
Diagnostik

Finnish AI software improves cancer patient care

Jan 31, 2019 | Helsinki-based MVision developed AI software focusing on radiation treatment planning. Clinical use of the software was...

Press releases | 01.11.2018
Diagnostics

New study: Local radiotherapy improves the treatment results of metastatic prostate cancer

According to the new research, local radiotherapy to the prostate improves survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer who have...