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Reports that name this provider
- Cancer Treatment Cost Savings in Germany
- Treats patients from 45 countries. Founding Comprehensive Cancer Center of Excellence.
- Chemotherapy & Immunotherapy Quality in Germany
- Deutsche Krebshilfe Centres of Excellence designation; appointment wait times for international patients can run 2-4 weeks for non-urgent referrals
- Integrative Oncology Quality in Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases, joint institution of German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University Hospital. Designated three times as Oncology Centre of Excellence by Deutsche Krebshilfe. Provides formal integrative oncology consultation service with physicians certified in internal medicine, oncology, general medicine, palliative care, and clinical pharmacology. Services include acupressure, acupuncture, phytotherapy, mistletoe, aromatherapy, oil compresses, nutritional therapy, exercise therapy, and mind-body approaches. Explicitly screens for drug-herb interactions.
- Radiation Therapy Quality in Germany
- Radiation oncology department lists IMRT, SBRT/SABR, fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy, tomotherapy, radio-chemotherapy, intraoperative radiotherapy, MR-guided radiotherapy, and brachytherapy among routine offerings. Research agenda explicitly includes combining particle therapy with molecular and immunological strategies, MR-Linac-based adaptive radiotherapy, and investigating oxygen-ion beams as next-generation therapy. Part of National Center for Tumor Diseases network anchored in Heidelberg (2004) with sites in Dresden (2015) and four additional locations announced in 2023.
- Second Opinion Services in Germany
- Center of Oncology Excellence recognized by German Cancer Aid Foundation. DKG certified since 2018.