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Mailing address:
P.O. Box 180, FIN-00029 HUS
Visiting address:
Paciuksenkatu 3, Helsinki
Tel. (09) 471 73197
Int. tel. +358 9 471 73197
Map of Meilahti area
Cafeteria is located on the 1st floor. There is a coffee (vending) machine at the entrance floor (0 floor).
In the HUS area, all oncological cancer treatment (treatment other than surgeries) are provided at the Comprehensive Cancer Center. In addition to patients from the Helsinki and Uusimaa regions, patients requiring specialised care are admitted from across Finland. Examinations, treatment plans and radiotherapy mainly take place at Meilahti, while surgeries are performed in the surgical units.
Cancer Center is the first in the Nordic countries accredited by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI), and is now designated as Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Annually, approximately 26,000 patients are treated at the HUH Comprehensive Cancer Center. The number of personnel totals 240, with over 60 specialists in oncology and specialising physicians. Every day, approximately 500 patients are treated in the outpatient clinics, wards and radiotherapy ward. The Comprehensive Cancer Center also has a laboratory, a Medical Imaging Center and units for clinical trials, palliative care and psychosocial treatment. The Comprehensive Cancer Center provides radiotherapy exclusively and nearly 90% of chemotherapy in the HUS area.