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Department of Internal Oncology

Haematology and internal oncology is a branch of internal medicine and deals with the outpatient and inpatient diagnosis, treatment and aftercare of malignant tumor diseases of the internal organs as well as malignant or benign blood diseases in adults.

This includes, among other things

• Tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and lungs,
• head and neck tumors,
• gynecological tumors such as breast cancer or cervical cancer,
• urological tumors such as prostate cancer and
• lymphomas, blood cancers and sarcomas

are among the medical specialties of internal oncology.

In addition to surgical expertise, specialists in haematology and internal oncology also have knowledge of a wide range of diagnostic procedures and disease-related pre- and post-treatments such as pre-operative and post-operative chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

To become a specialist in haematology and internal oncology, a doctor must complete six years of further training.

Therapeutic range of services in internal oncology

The therapeutic range of services in internal oncology includes various therapeutic measures for the treatment of tumors of the internal organs.

The standard methods of tumor therapy used in the field of internal oncology include radiotherapy and chemotherapy in combination with surgical procedures.

In addition, the therapeutic range of services in internal oncology is complemented by newer developments such as

• hormone therapy,
• antibody therapy,
• immunotherapy or
• antitumor therapies on an immunological basis.

supplemented.

Other therapeutic procedures that are used in internal oncology include

• inclusive chemoradiation therapy,
• interventional therapies such as chemoembolization or selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) and
• radiofrequency-induced thermal ablation (RITA) for liver tumors or tumors of the bones and lungs.