UKE - University Cancer Center Hamburg - Hubertus Wald Tumor Center

We care about our patients

We would like to welcome you to the Hubertus Wald Tumor Center - Universitäres Cancer Center Hamburg (UCCH).

As a top oncological center in northern Germany, we always put you - dear patient - at the center of our work. Information about the structure of our cancer center and its function and tasks as well as our offers for you are presented on the following pages. If you are at a loss, please take a look at the lower section of this page under "Frequently Asked Questions" or contact our central contact point directly under Contact.

COVID-19-Vaccination

You can find all information about vaccinations against COVID-19 in the following section.

Video consultation

We offer some consulting services as video consulting hours in the current Corona situation. You will be informed individually whether this is possible in your case.

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New studies & trials

For the area of exercise and nutrition, some interesting studies have started at UCCH. Please inform yourself about a possible participation.

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UCCH Guide

Counselling, orientation and support for patients and relatives in every phase of the disease.

Care for CAYA

Specialized care for young cancer survivors in childhood, adolescence or as young adults in our UCCH survivorship program.

Self-help

Our cooperating patient support groups offer advice and support for patients and their relatives

Find a group

About treatment

The different treatment options are diverse. At that we rely on the most modern technics and processes available.

Organ cancer centers

The University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf houses six different organ cancer center.

Outpatient Clinic

We provide different outpatient clinics in the UCCH

Our Team

The UCCH team is always working on new concepts and ideas to enhance and strengthen.

Where would you like to go?

Select the tab that suits you from the right menu and quickly find the information and contact options you are looking for.

Information COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus: Information for cancer patients and their relatives

We receive many inquiries from our patients on how to deal with the topic of coronavirus. In the following we would like to provide you with a collection of links to the different topics.

Hamburg Research Prize for Alternatives to Animal Testing goes to UCCH researcher

UCCH scientist Dr. Sabrina Köcher has been awarded the Hamburg Research Prize for Alternatives to Animal Testing for her research on a novel cultivation method for tumor tissue sections. The prize, worth a total of EUR 50,000, was awarded for the third time by the Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection and the Ministry of Science, Research, Equality and Districts on 28.06.21 at Hamburg City Hall.

UCCH accepted into the German Biobank Alliance

The German Biobank Node is the umbrella organization of academic biobanks in Germany. UCCH has now been accepted into the German Biobank Alliance as part of the UKE Biobank Network. This means that 35 academic sites and one IT development center are working together in the excellence alliance to jointly advance biomedical research.

Mildred Scheel Lectureship this year from Hamburg

We are very pleased that the German Cancer Aid has entrusted the UCCH / MSNZ with the task of organizing this year's Mildred Scheel Lectureship. The Lectureship was organized together with the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the Charité Berlin and focuses not only on the scientific excellence of the speakers, but also on their personal career as motivation and stimulation for our young scientists. On June 21, 2021, we welcomed Professor Karen Vousden from the Francis Crick Institute in London for her lecture "A Role for Diet in Cancer Therapy".

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