Dear patients and family members,

We would like to welcome you to our oncology Comfort Ward C5B. The main emphasis of our work are the diagnosis and treatment of patients with malignant tumors and blood disorders including leukemias and lymphomas. Systemic treatment of advanced and/or metastatic tumors is a main focus of our work..

Therapeutic regiments are carried out on the basis of national and international guidelines and the latest scientific findings. In addition, we offer novel and innovative medications within the framework of clinical trials, including compounds that are not available on the market yet. Central goal of our work is to develop a treatment concept best suited for each patient Therefore, we pay respect to individual medical and tumor biological findings and consider each patient’s living circumstances such as age, life situation, and any accompanying diseases along with his wishes.

We can grant these services through our highly trained team consisting of doctors and specialized oncology nursing staff as well as physical therapists, dieticians, psycho-oncologists, and social workers.

Continuous and intensive medical care is provided by daily rounds with the Director of the Center for Oncology, Prof. Dr. Carsten Bokemeyer, and/or his chief senior physicians and deputies, Priv.-Doz. Dr. G. von Amsberg and Prof. Dr. J. Dierlamm. In addition, a permanent team of doctors is responsible for your care on the ward.

The range of services offered on our ward include:

• Comprehensive diagnostics by suspected oncological or hematological diseases
• Chemotherapies (neoadjuvant, adjuvant, curative, palliative)
• Modern molecular targeted therapies
• High-dose chemotherapies with subsequent autologous stem cell transplantation
• Radiochemotherapy
• Immunotherapy und antibody therapy
• Treatment offers within the framework of clinical trials
• Care within the framework of local treatment methods in close cooperation with the relevant specialist departments
• Symptom control by supporting (supportive) procedures and therapies
• Physio- und nutritional therapy accompanying treatments

Our nursing care specialists strongly support our patients throughout the different stages of cancer treatment. It is especially important to us that the patient’s ability to care for himself is encouraged and that his autonomy in his individual life situation ise maintained. This is accomplished with the active participation of our patients and their family members.

The nursing care responsibilities include:

• Holistic care and psychological support of patients during the coping process
• Administration and monitoring of supportive therapy
• Close monitoring of effects and side-effects of chemotherapy
• Surveillance during aplasia phase
• Administration and monitoring of medicinal pain therapy
• Providing proper instructions and advice for patients on:
  • Identification of accompanying symptoms
  • Behavioral measures and dietary recommendations during aplasia period
  • Implementation of special oral hygiene practices for oral mucositis
  • Coping with fatigue – exhaustion in combination with reduced performance
  • Self-help strategies by nausea and vomiting
  • Prevention of constipation
  • Hair care during changes and hair loss

You can find our 16-bed ward (12 single- and 2 double rooms) in

Building O 24, 5. Floor.

In addition, a terrace and lounge are available to you at anytime.

Phone:
040/7410-23061
Fax:
040/7410-58020