2024 Guide: Germany 5 Leading Hospitals for Lung Cancer Care
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Lung cancer is a severe oncopathology with an unfavorable prognosis. In the absence of medical care, up to 80% of patients with this disease die within the first year after diagnosis confirmation. However, due to early detection and timely treatment, a person has a chance to increase life expectancy significantly.
Here are the 5 best hospitals for lung cancer treatment at stage one-three and at the advanced stages in Germany, according to the FOCUS magazine.
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- St. Vincentius Hospital Karlsruhe – Academic Hospital of the University of Freiburg
- University Hospital Heidelberg
- University Hospital RWTH Aachen
- University Hospital Frankfurt-am-Main
- University Hospital Jena
- Arrangement of treatment in Germany
St. Vincentius Hospital Karlsruhe – Academic Hospital of the University of Freiburg
Department of Thoracic Surgery
St. Vincentius Hospital Karlsruhe is Freiburg's largest and best-known multidisciplinary healthcare institution. It is the Academic Hospital of the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, so physicians here combine active practical work with scientific activities.
In 2011, the Department of Thoracic Surgery was certified by the German Cancer Society and received the status of the Center for the Treatment of Lung Cancer. It is a multidisciplinary oncology center where physicians of the department cooperate with specialists from pulmonology, oncology, and radiation therapy departments.
The department specializes in endoscopic interventions. It means that doctors perform most operations for the treatment of the initial stages of lung cancer without opening the chest. Doctors also specialize in bronchoplasty and angioplasty, restoring the lungs' respiratory function after the removal of large tumors.
University Hospital Heidelberg
Department of Adult and Pediatric Thoracic Surgery
University Hospital Heidelberg has a good reputation in Germany and far beyond its borders. Here, new methods of treating various diseases are constantly being developed and introduced into medical practice. The two priorities of the hospital are oncology and cardiovascular pathologies.
The Department of Adult and Pediatric Thoracic Surgery at the University Hospital Heidelberg is mentioned among the TOP German departments for the treatment of lung cancer, according to FOCUS magazine. In 2009, it was certified as the Lung Cancer Center. The department consists of several divisions. Among them are divisions for the treatment of chest tumors, pulmonology and mechanical ventilation, and thoracic surgery. More than 800 patients with lung cancer receive medical help in the department annually.
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology
The University Hospital RWTH Aachen consists of more than 60 departments, institutes, and interdisciplinary centers that allow physicians to apply the full range of conservative and surgical measures for the treatment of malignant neoplasms of the lungs. More than 940 physicians work here, about 100 of which are professors.
Together with the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, specialists from the Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology perform open and video-assisted operations at the stage 1-3 and at the advanced lung cancer stages. They remove bronchogenic and angiogenic lung tumors, affected lymph nodes of the chest, and metastatic foci in the chest wall. The technical base of the hospital allows supplementing the operation with internal radiation therapy. Stereotactic radiosurgical interventions are also performed here (i.e., tumor removal with a high dose of radiation, without surgery).
In most cases, people with lung cancer undergo inpatient treatment, so the hospital has 63 specialized beds, and 28 beds in the Intensive Care Unit.
University Hospital Frankfurt-am-Main
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pulmonology, Allergology, Endocrinology and Diabetology
University Hospital Frankfurt-am-Main is known all over the world for its high level of medical care and the use of unique treatment methods. Innovative brand medicines are available here (including drugs that are only used in clinical trials), and also the equipment for robotic and radiosurgical interventions, devices for proton therapy, and so on.
Patients with lung cancer are treated by specialists from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pulmonology, Allergology, Endocrinology and Diabetology, and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Physicians achieve the highest treatment success rates by applying various protocols for bronchogenic cancer and secondary lung metastases against the background of other tumors. If necessary, patients from other countries can start a course of therapy at the hospital and continue it in their native country, according to the detailed recommendations of German healthcare professionals.
University Hospital Jena
Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care
The University Hospital Jena is regularly mentioned in the list of the best medical institutions in Germany, according to the FOCUS magazine. It is a multidisciplinary healthcare facility that consists of 26 specialized departments and 25 research institutes. Here, patients with lung cancer are treated, according to the principles of integrative medicine, i.e., taking into account the most intricate peculiarities of the condition and the presence of concomitant diseases.
The medical route of a patient with suspected lung cancer or an already confirmed diagnosis begins at the Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. RATS lobectomy, i.e., video-assisted lobectomy (VATS) using the da Vinci robot, should be noted among the innovative methods of surgical treatment of cancer in the hospital. Along with surgical and conservative treatment, physicians actively use symptomatic and rehabilitation therapy to improve patients’ quality of life.
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Arrangement of treatment in Germany
If you would like to undergo lung cancer treatment in one of these German hospitals, use the company Booking Health to arrange a therapeutic process.
Not every patient can go to this country on their own because it is necessary to:
- Contact the clinic administration and wait for a response from them
- Receive an invitation from the hospital and apply for a visa
- Agree on the time of admission, the conditions of stay in the clinic for the patient and accompanying person, and solve all household issues
- Get to Germany and the clinic
- Find a translator at home to translate medical reports into German and communicate with the clinic administration by phone
- Find an interpreter in Germany for actual communication with the administration and medical staff of the clinic
- To agree with the administration of the clinic regarding the treatment program and its cost
- Arrange insurance for foreign patients, the price of which can be up to 50% of the treatment total cost
All this entails great expenses: time-related and material ones. And if you can still accept the loss of money, time is a valuable resource on which the patient's life largely depends.
Therefore, it is better to let the specialists from Booking Health arrange your treatment. It will allow you to:
- Focus completely on treatment
- Receive healthcare services faster, which means waiting for several days but not for several weeks or months
- Save up to 70% of the treatment cost
- Receive full-service package including oral and written translation, help in obtaining a visa, transfer from the airport to the hospital and then back to the airport
- To insure yourself against unforeseen medical expenses for up to 200 thousand Euros (in case of complications, the cost of the medical program will not increase)
- Get medical advice for 3 months after treatment completion without additional payment
If necessary, we can arrange an urgent appointment at the best German hospitals for the treatment of lung cancer. Leave a request on the website, and a Booking Health specialist will contact you within 24 hours.
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Authors:
The article was edited by medical experts, board certified doctors Dr. Nadezhda Ivanisova and Dr. Vadim Zhiliuk. For the treatment of the conditions referred to in the article, you must consult a doctor; the information in the article is not intended for self-medication!
Sources:
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
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