Department of Hematology and Oncology (332606)

About the department

Clinical areas of the Department of Hematology and Oncology include acute leukemias, lymphomas (lymph node cancer), multiple myeloma, lung cancer, testicular cancer, metastatic breast cancer and malignant gastrointestinal diseases such as stomach cancer and colon cancer. The head of the department is Chief physician: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Christian Scholz.

The range of medical services of the department covers various types of chemotherapy, immunotherapy with antibodies, hormonal therapy, innovative treatment methods which use inhibitors of signaling pathways and inhibitors of the cell cycle. In addition, the department closely cooperates with the Department of Radiological Oncology.

The department conducts constant clinical studies, which enable to conduct treatment of patients based on the latest achievements of medicine in this field.

The spectrum of the department's services is:

Treatment of diseases:

• All diseases in the field of internal medicine
• Hematology: anemia, leukemia (blood cancer) and lymphoma (cancer of the lymph nodes)
• Oncology: cancer of various organs of the body
• Blood coagulation
• Infectious diseases in hematological and oncological patients
• Palliative medicine

Types of therapy:

• Chemotherapy
• Antibody therapy
• Immune therapy
• Transfusion
• Anesthesia
• Palliative therapy