The Department of Oncology and Hematology is responsible for cancers and diseases of the blood and the blood-forming organs. The Head of the Department is Prof. Dr. Stephan Petrasch Specialist in internal medicine, gastroenterology, hematology / internal medicine oncology

 The Department of Oncology and Hematology at Sana hospital Duisburg performs all modern diagnostic and therapeutic measures. These include computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, bone scintigraphy, bone marrow puncture, sonography, endoscopy of the lungs and the gastrointestinal tract, including endosonographically guided punctures in the region of the lungs and the upper abdomen (in collaboration with the respective specialist departments).

Therapeutically, all treatment methods are used, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, antibody treatment, nutritional counseling, and nutritional therapies, as well as alternative relaxation therapies.

The main treatments of the department are:

• Treatment of blood poisoning/sepsis
• Diagnosis and treatment of clotting disorders
• Diagnosis and treatment of hematological diseases (anemias, thrombophilias, etc.)
• Diagnosis and treatment of cancers
• Systemic therapy (chemotherapy, molecular therapy, immunotherapy) of all solid tumors and
• hematological neoplasias
• Maintenance treatment
• Palliative comprehensive care
• Diagnosis and treatment of head and neck tumors
• Interdisciplinary postoperative oncological monitoring
• Palliative care
• Transfusion medicine