In addition to a comprehensive range of treatments and an interdisciplinary support service, the Tumour Centre offers its patients patient management in the sense of holistic care.

The Patient Management team at the Hirslanden Tumour Centre Zurich serves as a central point of contact for patients and their relatives throughout the entire course of the illness. We provide guidance, answer questions, and facilitate access to a wide range of supportive services. Collaborating closely with our multidisciplinary network, we ensure that patients receive comprehensive care tailored to their individual needs. Our services encompass psychological support, social counselling, nutritional advice, genetic counselling, stoma care, spiritual care, and coordination of outpatient oncology rehabilitation programs. Whether during inpatient treatment or outpatient care, our goal is to support patients holistically, addressing both medical and psychosocial aspects of their well-being.

Patienten management
Tumour Centre Hirslanden Zurich
Mon to Fri from 9.00 am - 4.00 pm


Witellikerstrasse 40 8032 Zürich
+41 44 387 96 69
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What are the tasks of patient management?

Throughout the course of your illness, the patient management team will be there for you and your relatives as a point of contact. Through dialogue, support needs can be clarified, advice given or simply listened to. As a supplement to the treatment team, we are a contact point for questions, information and concerns of all kinds in connection with your illness. We see ourselves as a bridge builder to the various support services and provide information, advice or referrals to the various specialists or organisations as required.

We are there for you both as inpatients and outpatients and work together with the various professions within our network in the respective setting.

Information on our specialist areas and cooperation partners

For older people with cancer

Patients over the age of 80 are often confronted with several health problems and challenges in everyday life in addition to their cancer, which can affect successful cancer treatment. In consultation with the treating oncologists, our Age Medical consultants offer a geriatric medical consultation for patients and their relatives on the following topics:

  • Maintaining strength, balance and gait safety as well as preventing falls
  • Individualised nutrition plan, especially for proteins
  • Review and harmonisation of medication
  • Mental health and preservation of cognitive abilities
  • Making everyday life easier through support networks
  • Advice on living wills and advance directives

Contact: Dr. med. Annette Ciurea, Dr. med. MHA Sacha Beck, Dr. med. Michael Jäger

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Stoma counselling

Various illnesses and operations can make an artificial bowel or bladder outlet (stoma) necessary. The stoma counselling service provides advice before, during and after an inpatient stay in hospital and imparts the knowledge required for dealing with the stoma and the associated materials.

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Genetics

There are diseases that can occur more frequently in a family for genetic reasons. Genetic counselling will clarify the risk of disease and the corresponding need for action as well as possible preventive measures for you and your relatives.

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Social counselling

A cancer diagnosis can also give rise to questions that are not directly related to the disease from a medical perspective. For example, the social counselling service provides help with questions relating to the world of work, financial support options and other everyday issues during the illness.

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Psycho-oncology

In addition to physical symptoms, cancer often causes psychological stress. Our psycho-oncology experts specialise in the psychological care of cancer patients. Our patients can be accompanied by professional psycho-oncologists during their treatment.

Contact: PD Dr. med. Sönke Böttger, Dr. med. Ina Harrsen, Dr. med. Peter D. Jülke, Krebsliga Zürich

Case management

Case Management at Klinik Hirslanden originated from the social services department and supports inpatients in organising their discharge and transfer to suitable institutions. Case Management also provides advice on social law and related issues.

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Desire for children & sexual counselling

Cancer treatment can have an impact on fertility. Under certain circumstances, this can also lead to infertility. Patients can come to us for advice on all aspects of fertility and cancer treatment.

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Hirslanden Zurich Outpatient Oncological Rehabilitation Centre (AORHZ)

The Outpatient Oncological Rehabilitation of the Hirslanden Clinics Zurich, AORHZ for short, brings together a team of various medical and non-medical specialists for cancer patients and their relatives. Tailored to your individual needs, we work together to provide you with the best possible treatment and care during and after your cancer treatment.

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Pastoral care

The Klinik Hirslanden pastoral care service is available to patients and their relatives. Our chaplains are a dialogue partner to respond to needs for spiritual or religious support.

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Self-help Zurich

As a complementary part of the therapy, the Self-Help Centre Zurich offers self-help groups for patients and their relatives, which can provide support in coping with an illness or a difficult life situation. The Tumour Centre has been awarded the ‘We are self-help friendly’ award by the Swiss Self-Help Foundation. Contact person and initial information for patients, relatives and staff: Livia West , Patient Management, +41 44 387 96 69.

Nutritional counselling

Cancer can lead to changes in the body's nutritional requirements. Appetite may change and the body may no longer be able to utilise nutrients as usual. Adjustments are often required to ensure a diet that meets needs and requirements. Nutritional counselling and therapy can adapt the individual diet to the changed needs and requirements so that a diet that meets needs remains possible and enjoyable.

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Palliative care

Palliative care deals with the care of patients with chronic and incurable illnesses, focussing on the best possible quality of life in the respective phase of life.

Further counselling and support services

Here you will find information, counselling and opportunities to exchange ideas with other sufferers: