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National Institute of Oncology

Budapest · Hungary

Specialties

cancer screening breast cancer screening oncology cancer treatment pediatric cancer radiotherapy chemotherapy immunotherapy radiation therapy surgical oncology gynecological oncology pain management palliative care psychological support genetic testing cancer genetics BRCA1/2 testing comprehensive genetic profiling psycho-oncology rehabilitation radiation oncology oncologic surgery cancer care thoracic surgery head and neck surgery urological oncology cancer diagnostics molecular pathology

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Cancer Screening Quality in Hungary: Hungary's only comprehensive cancer center and full member of the Breast Centres Network (ESO). Performs approximately 16,300 mammograms annually. Uses PET/CT, MRI, and advanced molecular diagnostics. Affiliated with OECI, WHO, UICC, and EORTC. Multidisciplinary team of 29 meets twice weekly.
Cancer Treatment Cost Savings in Hungary: OECI-accredited Comprehensive Cancer Center; ESO-designated Clinical Training Centre; uses Varian VitalBeam linear accelerators
Chemotherapy & Immunotherapy Quality in Hungary: 347 beds; treats approximately 16,000 inpatients annually across 6 research and 10 clinical departments; manages around 500,000 outpatient events annually and 20,000 multi-session treatment patients; first and only OECI-accredited Comprehensive Cancer Center in Central and Eastern Europe; holds ESGO accreditation for gynecological oncology; member of Breast Centres Network; chairs Semmelweis University Department of Oncology; offers post-graduate fellowships in chemotherapy, targeted biological therapy, and immunotherapy; participates in EU Cancer Mission projects (UNCAN.eu, CCI4EU); conducts undergraduate medical education in Hungarian, English, and German
End-of-Life Counseling in Hungary: Offers psychological support for patients and families alongside palliative care services.
Genetic Testing Availability in Hungary: Department of Molecular Genetics. Operates National Molecular Tumor Board and uses 500+ gene NGS panels for cancer precision medicine.
Hyperthermia Treatment in Hungary: 347 beds, 16,000 patients annually; holds OECI Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) accreditation (first in Central and Eastern Europe); historically offered whole-body hyperthermia under ethics-approved research protocols, currently suspended
Integrative Oncology Quality in Hungary: OECI-accredited Comprehensive Cancer Center treating approximately 16,000 patients annually with over 600,000 outpatient visits per year; established Hungary's first psycho-oncology ambulance in 1988; employs over 10 clinical psychologists in Psycho-Oncology Department; operates Pain Management Clinic and mobile palliative care team; runs over 100 active clinical trials annually
Medical Technology in Hungary: Treats over 500 patients daily from Hungary, Romania, and Serbia; operates CyberKnife M6, Varian TrueBeam, two Varian VitalBeam systems, and Varian Unique unit; full IMRT/IGRT/SBRT capability; treated 205 prostate cancer patients with CyberKnife-based SBRT (2018-2019)
Oncologic Surgery Quality in Hungary: 347 beds, 1,000+ staff, treats ~16,000 new cancer patients/year, 600,000+ outpatient events/year, 5 research departments, 9 clinical departments, 100+ active clinical trials/year, OECI-accredited Comprehensive Cancer Center (only one in Hungary and CEE region), ESO CTC fellowship programs in robotic surgery, stereotactic radiotherapy, chemotherapy/targeted therapy/immunotherapy, rare tumor therapy, coordinates national oncology network with 4 regional centers (Debrecen, Pécs, Szeged, Szombathely) and 19 county-level centers, offers da Vinci robotic surgery and laser surgery for head and neck oncology
Palliative Care Quality in Hungary: Launched a Palliative Mobile Team in September 2019, providing consultation-based support to patients
Pathology Quality in Hungary: 14 departments, 347 beds; first OECI Comprehensive Cancer Center accreditation in Central and Eastern Europe; EMQN International accreditation for molecular diagnostics; operates National Tumor Biology Laboratory with 500+ gene comprehensive genomic profiling panel; processed 163 cases through National Molecular Tumor Board 2021-2023 with 45% yielding clinically actionable alterations.
Radiation Therapy Quality in Hungary: OECI Comprehensive Cancer Center accreditation (first in Central and Eastern Europe); operates Varian TrueBeam, two VitalBeam, Varian Unique, and Ethos AI-adaptive radiotherapy systems; treats patients from Hungary, Romania, and Serbia with more than 500 patients per day; accepts foreign patients with full support at all stages of treatment; Varian ARIA system for integrated treatment planning and patient management; conducts over 100 active clinical trials per year; operates brachytherapy program with internationally recognized accelerated partial breast irradiation protocol
Second Opinion Services in Hungary: OECI-accredited Comprehensive Cancer Center (only one in Central and Eastern Europe). Treats approximately 16,000 new patients annually. Maintains international patient services unit and international relations department. Offers translation services, accommodation and transfer organization for international visitors. Participates in ERN-EURACAN, UNCAN.eu, and maintains active collaboration with IARC. Operates 100+ active clinical trials annually.

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