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.

Help for Ukraine

We offer help for refugees from Ukraine with cancer.

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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

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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.

Reinhold-Schwarz-Award for Psychooncology 2022

The two psychooncologists Prof. Dr. Isabelle Scholl and Dr. Pola Hahlweg have received the Reinhold-Schwarz-Award for Psychooncology 2022. The prize was awarded during the 20th annual meeting of the AG Psychoonkologie of the German Cancer Society. The prize is awarded for pioneering studies that serve to promote and further develop psychooncology.

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Strengthening skin cancer research

On September 15, 2022, the Fleur Hiege Center for Skin Cancer Research was inaugurated in the presence of Science Senator Katharina Fegebank and benefactors Astrid and Dr. Wolfgang Hiege. Its goal is to strengthen dermatooncological research.

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At #activeoncokids NORD, the happiness of this earth is on the back of horses!

On Saturday, September 10, 2022, the Center ActiveOncoKids North offered the opportunity for therapeutic riding at the "Gärtnerhof am Stüffel" in Bergstedt. The taster day brought former children and adolescents with cancer and their siblings in contact with specially trained therapy horses.

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