Department of Oncology

The Oncology Clinic provides comprehensive oncological treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, supportive care and palliative care) for patients with cancer with a priority focus on breast cancer, colorectal and bronchogenic carcinomas. It provides care for genetically determined tumors and operates specialized clinics for selected groups of tumors (carcinoid, thymomas) and selected groups of patients (gerontooncology, younger patients with breast cancer). In close cooperation, it participates in the comprehensive treatment of hematological malignancies and tumors in the gynecological and orofacial areas. It organizes and participates in the work of interdisciplinary teams in order to ensure adequate diagnostic, therapeutic and dispensary care for patients with cancer. He is a founding member of the Comprehensive Oncology Center.

The average number of new patients per year is approximately 1,200. The average number of patients treated and treated is 30,000.

The Oncology Clinic is an internationally respected basis for phase I - III clinical trials. Clinical research is focused on breast, lung, head and neck cancers and gastrointestinal tumors. One of the main research programs of the clinic within the solution of grants is the use of unconventional sources of radiation in the treatment of cancer and biomodulation of the effect of radiotherapy. The oncology laboratory is conceived as a workplace of applied research with the determination of the sensitivity of tumor cells to individual anticancer drugs and the investigation of molecular biological factors that affect the effectiveness.