Cancer in Vienna: Progress in diagnosis and therapy for those affected!

Cancer in Vienna: Progress in diagnosis and therapy for those affected!

on World Cancer Day, February 4, 2025, the introduction of the latest therapy methods in the Vienna Health Association is the focus of the discussion. In Vienna, an estimated 68,000 people are currently ill, with the most common diagnoses of breast, skin, prostate and lung cancer. Lung cancer mortality, which is one of the most common causes of death in 21 percent of men and 18 percent of women, is particularly alarming, as wien.orf.at confirmed.

interdisciplinary cooperation for better therapy

The almost 2,000 specialists in the Vienna Health Association work interdisciplinary in tumor boards in order to develop individually adapted therapies. Claudia Rintelen-Denk, director of the 5th medical department, emphasizes the importance of this common perspective for the quality of treatment. This cooperation stands not only for medical progress, but also for the support of the patient's support: in the context of cancer diagnoses, many affected also experience financial and social challenges. Psycho-oncological support helps to improve the quality of life of the patient and avoid social isolation, which is emphasized by Kathrin Strasser-Weippl, senior physician of the oncology department.