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News | 31.08.2020
Diagnostics

Latest scientific information in oncology

May 9, 2020 | The physicians of Docrates Cancer Center took part in a major event organised by the American...

Articles | 07.06.2020
Career story

Many people want to go to work despite cancer, says Jorma Sormunen, new Oncologist at Docrates Cancer Center

In addition to oncology, Jorma Sormunen has years of experience in occupational healthcare. He has personally witnessed how important work...

Articles | 07.06.2020
Treatments

Why have our patients chosen Docrates Cancer Center?

There are as many reasons to choose a private cancer hospital as there are people. We compiled the reasons most...

Articles | 08.01.2020
Career story

35 years of treating cancers affecting women: Johanna Mäenpää has practice at Docrates Cancer Center

Joining the Docrates team, Johanna Mäenpää brings strong expertise in the treatment of gynaecological cancers. Appointments with Mäenpää are available...

Articles | 03.01.2020
Colorectal cancer Prostate cancer

Does prostate cancer radiotherapy cause bladder or colorectal cancer?

It can occur that, when radiotherapy is administered to the prostate, a risk for secondary cancer emerges. The topic has...

News | 03.01.2020
Diagnostics

Docrates Cancer Center started radiotherapy treatments with the new TrueBeam linear accelerator

Nov 18, 2019 | Docrates Cancer Center started radiotherapy treatments with the TrueBeam linear accelerator. The new accelerator represents the...

News | 03.01.2020

New at Docrates and in Finland: Radiotherapy tattoos – a thing of the past

Dec 12, 2019 | The tattoos that have been used for aligning radiotherapy became a thing of the past in...

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...

Press releases | 07.08.2018
Prostate cancer

Long-term follow-up results of interstitial HDR brachytherapy in prostate cancer treatment seem very promising

The long-term follow-up results of interstitial HDR brachytherapy in prostate cancer treatment seem very promising. The results were presented at...

Press releases | 07.08.2018
Prostate cancer

Effective treatment of advanced prostate cancer requires multidisciplinary experience and various treatment methods

More than 1 million men are diagnosed with prostate cancer worldwide each year. If the prostate cancer has not yet...

News | 09.01.2018
Prostate cancer

New evidence supports more active treatment approach for metastatic prostate cancer

Feb 9, 2018 | Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer globally. The risk of developing the disease...