Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center: Difference between revisions

Primary purpose: To provide information and updates on a wide range of events organized by the Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, including medical professional training, oncology congresses, patient events, and initiatives by cancer self-help groups.

Target Audience: Healthcare professionals, scientists, patients and the general public.

Access Information: Information [1].

Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods

Diagnostics

Radiology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	CT scanners	14
Machine	MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques)	12
Machine	Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital)	Yes
Machine	Ultrasound	Yes
Machine	High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)	Yes
Machine	Gamma Camera	Yes
Technique	Ultrasound guided biopsy	Yes
Technique	Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)	Yes
Technique	EBUS-TBNA	Yes
Technique	CT guided biopsis	Yes
Technique	E/S Fine-needle biopsy	Yes
Technique	Angiography	9
Nuclear Medicine
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Pet Scan	Yes
Machine	PET CT	Yes
Machine	PET/MRI	Yes
Facility	Radionuclide treatment facilities	Yes
Machine	SPECT	Yes
Machine	SPECT CT	Yes
Technique	Sentinel node scintigraphy	Yes
Technique	Bone scintigraphy	Yes
Pathology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Electron microscopy	Yes
Facility	Cytology laboratory	Yes
Technique	Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH)	Yes
Technique	FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization)	Yes
Technique	Cytometry	Yes
Technique	Histochemistry	Yes
Technique	Cytogenetics	Yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	PGR	Yes
Technique	KI-67	Yes
Technique	PDL1	Yes
Technique	PI3KCA	Yes
Technique	ER	Yes
Technique	KRAS	Yes
Technique	BRAF	Yes
Technique	NTRK	Yes
Technique	RET	Yes
Technique	MET	Yes
Technique	EGFR	Yes
Technique	ALK	Yes
Technique	ROS	Yes
Technique	HER2 status	Yes
Technique	COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Bronchoscopy	Yes
Technique	Colposcopy	Yes
Technique	Colonoscopy	Yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Breast surgery	Yes
Specialist	Urological surgery	Yes
Specialist	Digestive surgery	Yes
Specialist	Neurosurgery	Yes
Specialist	Head and neck surgery	Yes
Specialist	Orthopaedic surgery	Yes
Specialist	Oncoplastic surgery	Yes
Specialist	ENT surgery	Yes
Technique	Video-assisted thoracoscopy	Yes
Technique	Robotic surgery	Yes
Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Linear accelerators	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with IGRT	Yes
Machine	Brachytherapy unit	2
Machine	Intrabeam	Yes
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Chemoembolization	Yes
Technique	Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave)	Yes
Technique	Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT)	Yes
Technique	Total Body Irradiation (TBI)	Yes
Technique	3D conformal radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Radiosurgery	Yes
Technique	Proton therapy	Yes
Technique	CT planning	Yes
Technique	Magnetic resonance for radiotherapy treatment planning	Yes
Technique	PET CT treatment planning	Yes
Machine	Gamma Knife	Yes
Machine	CyberKnife	Yes
Machine	TomoTherapy Machines	Yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Allogenic stem cell transplants	Yes
Technique	Autologous stem cell transplants	Yes
Specialists
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Physician with a specialisation in palliative care	Yes
Specialist	Neurologist	Yes
Specialist	Lung physician	Yes
Specialist	Radiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Psychologist or Psychotherapist	14
Specialist	Psychiatrist	Yes
Specialist	Pharmacist	Yes
Specialist	Social worker	Yes
Specialist	Spiritual care	Yes
Specialist	Physiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Dietitian	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Endoprosthesis	Yes
Technique	Interventional Endoscopy	Yes
Technique	Nephrostomy	Yes
Facility	Clinical Trial Center	Yes
Facility	Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit	Yes
Technique	D-J stent	Yes

Quality of Life

Quality of Life
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Survivorship program	Yes

Palliative Care

Palliative Care
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated)	Yes
Facility	Home palliative care availability	Yes

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Self-help Groups List

Primary purpose: The website provides a list of the active self-help groups in the hospital.

Access Information: Information [2].

Facility: CCCC Events

Primary purpose: To inform and engage patients, healthcare professionals, and the public in the events and activities organized by the Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Access Information: Information [3].

Facility: Cancer Hotline

Primary purpose: To serve as the central point of contact for all inquiries related to the Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC), offering assistance and information via phone or written communication.

Access Information: Information [4].

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 |-
 | Technique || Colonoscopy || Yes ||
+|}
+=== Treatment ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Surgical Oncology !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Specialist || Breast surgery || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Urological surgery || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Digestive surgery || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Neurosurgery || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Head and neck surgery || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Orthopaedic surgery || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Oncoplastic surgery || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || ENT surgery || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Video-assisted thoracoscopy || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Robotic surgery || Yes ||
+|-
+! Radiotherapy !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Machine || Linear accelerators || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || Linear accelerators with IGRT || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || Brachytherapy unit || 2 ||
+|-
+| Machine || Intrabeam || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Stereotactic radiotherapy || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Chemoembolization || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave) || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT) || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Total Body Irradiation (TBI) || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || 3D conformal radiotherapy || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Radiosurgery || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Proton therapy || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || CT planning || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Magnetic resonance for radiotherapy treatment planning || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || PET CT treatment planning || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || Gamma Knife || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || CyberKnife || Yes ||
+|-
+| Machine || TomoTherapy Machines || Yes ||
+|-
+! Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Technique || Allogenic stem cell transplants || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Autologous stem cell transplants || Yes ||
+|-
+! Specialists !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Specialist || Physician with a specialisation in palliative care || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Neurologist || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Lung physician || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Radiotherapist || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Psychologist or Psychotherapist || 14 ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Psychiatrist || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Pharmacist || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Social worker || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Spiritual care || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Physiotherapist || Yes ||
+|-
+| Specialist || Dietitian || Yes ||
+|-
+! Others !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Machine || Endoprosthesis || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Interventional Endoscopy || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || Nephrostomy || Yes ||
+|-
+| Facility || Clinical Trial Center || Yes ||
+|-
+| Facility || Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit || Yes ||
+|-
+| Technique || D-J stent || Yes ||
+|}
+=== Quality of Life ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Quality of Life !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Facility || Survivorship program || Yes ||
+|}
+=== Palliative Care ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Palliative Care !!  !!  !!
+|-
+| '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Availibility''' || '''Uses per year'''
+|-
+| Facility || Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated) || Yes ||
+|-
+| Facility || Home palliative care availability || Yes
 |}
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