Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch receives certification as a Pancreatic Cancer Center
The German Cancer Society (DKG) has recognized the Pancreas Center at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch as a certified Pancreatic Cancer Center. The center brings together expertise from the disciplines of general, visceral and oncological surgery, internal medicine and gastroenterology, oncology, radiation therapy and radio-oncology, diagnostic and interventional radiology, as well as nuclear medicine.
Prof. Dr. med. Roger Wahba, Chief Physician of General, Visceral and Oncological Surgery at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch, comments:
“The successful certification of our Pancreatic Cancer Center marks an important milestone for the Berlin-Buch site. It highlights not only our medical expertise but also our continuous commitment to integrating modern therapeutic concepts into clinical care at an early stage and thereby steadily advancing treatment options for our patients.”
A particular focus of the newly certified Pancreatic Cancer Center lies in surgical care. High case numbers, proven oncological expertise, and the use of state-of-the-art surgical techniques ensure excellent treatment quality. This also includes robot-assisted surgery, which enables highly precise and at the same time particularly tissue-sparing procedures, thereby contributing to improved postoperative outcomes and faster recovery.
In addition, the Pancreatic Cancer Center opens up new therapeutic perspectives for patients with locally advanced, previously inoperable tumors. For the first time, electrochemotherapy is being used here—an innovative procedure in which targeted electrical impulses significantly enhance the uptake and effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents within tumor tissue.
Another forward-looking high-tech therapy concept is currently in preparation: brachytherapy using endoscopically implanted radioactive nanoparticles. The aim of this approach is to treat locally confined tumors precisely from within, thereby creating new opportunities in the personalized treatment of pancreatic cancer.
Diseases of the pancreas—from benign conditions such as cysts to acute and chronic inflammation (pancreatitis) and malignant diseases such as pancreatic carcinoma or neuroendocrine tumors—require a high level of expertise and close interdisciplinary collaboration. In the specialized pancreatic consultation clinic at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch, patients receive comprehensive care from physicians of various specialties. Individual treatment planning takes place in interdisciplinary tumor conferences held several times a week.
State-of-the-art surgical and therapeutic methods, structured treatment pathways, and short diagnostic routes ensure the highest level of precision and safety. Continuous endoscopic and radiological on-call services further guarantee that optimal treatment is available around the clock, even in emergency situations.
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