Oncology in Vienna – Your private clinic for modern cancer treatment in Austria

What does the field of oncology include?

Oncology is the medical speciality for the diagnosis and treatment of tumours – both benign and malignant. At Wiener Privatklinik (WPK), one of the leading private clinics for cancer treatment in Austria, we offer patients access to state-of-the-art cancer medicine and holistic care from an interdisciplinary team.

What does oncology mean and what is its area of responsibility?

The word “oncology” comes from the Greek (“onkos” = tumour, “-logy” = science). It refers to the science of tumour diseases. The tasks range from prevention and diagnosis to aftercare – always with the aim of ensuring the best possible care for cancer patients. Our oncological focus areas at the WPK cover a broad spectrum – from breast cancer to bowel cancer and rare tumours.

The different treatment phases in oncology

Prevention

The risk of cancer can be reduced or recognised at an early stage through preventive examinations and targeted measures such as smoking cessation or genetic screening.

Diagnostik

It begins with an anamnesis (to identify the patient’s medical history) and includes imaging procedures such as PET-CT, MRI, mammography or ultrasound. This is supplemented by laboratory tests and histological analyses. The correct cancer diagnosis is crucial for the further course of the disease.

Treatment & Therapy

Depending on the type and stage of cancer, surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy or targeted drug therapies are used. The aim is to completely remove the tumour tissue or to contain the disease as effectively as possible.

Aftercare

After cancer treatment, follow-up care is essential – for early detection of relapses, management of late effects and psychosocial support.

Oncology Vienna – Interdisciplinary expertise at the WPK

The Vienna Private Clinic is one of the leading cancer centres in Austria. The team at the WPK Academy Central European Cancer Centre consists of highly specialised experts, the best in their field worldwide, who carefully monitor the constant progress of treatment and at the same time ensure that possible side effects are counteracted in good time. Our Central European Cancer Centre offers:

• Interdisciplinary case discussions in the tumour board
• Access to innovative diagnostics such as PET-CT or molecular analyses
• Precision medicine and immuno-oncology
• Breast centre for modern breast cancer treatment Vienna
• Specialists for lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer and much more.
• Online consultation hours, second opinion oncology Austria, aftercare programmes

Immunotherapy Clinic Vienna – New hope for cancer patients

Modern immunotherapies activate the body’s own immune system to specifically destroy tumour cells. Our clinic offers immuno-oncological therapies for lung cancer, skin cancer, breast cancer and bowel cancer, among others – individually tailored and scientifically sound.

Oncological surgery in Vienna

The close collaboration between surgical oncology and internal oncology is a hallmark of our oncology centre. Tumour removals, sentinel lymph node biopsies or oncoplastic reconstructions are performed at the highest level.

The International Centre for Breast Oncology Vienna

The Breast Health Centre offers a comprehensive and complete range of breast health services and combines all the necessary medical disciplines from oncology, surgery and radiology to radio-oncology, pathology and genetic counselling under one and the same roof.

For diagnosis, we offer mammography, MR mammography, breast biopsy, breast ultrasound and PET-CT. Our systemic treatment includes neoadjuvant and adjuvant systemic treatment, including chemotherapy and chemo-free treatment options as well as antibodies and systemic inhibitors.

Our surgical services include breast-conserving surgery, oncoplastic breast conservation, mastectomy, immediate and delayed breast reconstruction and sentinel lymph node biopsy.

Other treatments offered include routine risk-adapted clinical follow-up care, second opinions, prophylactic surgery, genetic counselling and risk-adapted screening.

Vienna International Centre for Thoracic Oncology

Consisting of a group of renowned surgeons, oncologists and radiologists who have set themselves the goal of offering all the necessary services in connection with the treatment of malignant diseases of the thorax at the cutting edge of medical science.

We, your oncology department in Vienna, offer fast and direct access to the best diagnostic and therapeutic tools, doubled by frontline therapy at the highest quality level for all types of thoracic tumours.

Oncological counselling at the WPK Hospital

Our oncology specialists are on hand to provide you with comprehensive advice – be it for a second opinion, to optimise your treatment or to guide you through the course of your disease.