Tyks Cancer Centre's operation and organization

We promote cancer treatment of high quality and on equal basis to all patients in collaboration with our partners. Our work is characterized by profound knowhow and innovation.

Individualized cancer treatment is available for all patients rapidly throughout the area of the Tyks Cancer Centre. We support cancer patients in their daily life by providing guidance and advice so that patients get the help they need.

We constitute an organization that transcends the limits of administrative divisions, operational divisions and service divisions and we work as an actor within the multiprofessional working environment of Tyks and university.

Our work is guided by the scientific and research strategies of the Tyks Hospital, the Tyks Cancer Centre, FICAN West, the wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland, the University of Turku and the Health Campus Turku.

Diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating patients with cancer is a collaborative effort involving many actors. The cancer centre functions as a part of a vast collaborative network which aims at providing cancer patients and their families support and a maximally seamless therapeutic experience from the very start of the patient’s illness.

The partners of the cancer centre are:

• Cancer Society of Finland
• Cancer association of Southwest Finland
• Cancer association of Satakunta
• Cancer association of Åland
• Cancer association of Osthrobothnia
• Auria Biobank
• Turku Clinical Research Centre CRC
• Partners involved in research and innovation
• City of Turku

We constitute an organization that transcends the limits of administrative divisions, operational divisions and service divisions and we work as an actor within the multiprofessional working environment of the wellbeing services county and university. The collaboration, management and decision-making are guaranteed by

1. the Tyks Cancer Board, Executive Committee
2. the Clinical Cancer Board, a body of representatives of all units involved in cancer treatment and
3. the Scientific Cancer Board, a body of representatives of cancer scientists and clinical scientists working in the Turku University Hospital and University of Turku.

Mikko Pietilä, chair, Varha, Tyks hospital services director

Sirkku Jyrkkiö, Tyks, operational division of surgery and cancer diseases, result group's director

Annika Ålgars, Tyks, cancer diseases, director of service area

Panu Jaakkola, Tyks, cancer diseases, Turku university, professor

Maija Itälä-Remes, Tyks, haematology, chief physician, director of service area

Maria Gardberg, Tyks, pathology, chief physician, director of service area

Minna Santikko, Tyks, operational division of surgery and cancer diseases, head nurse

Ilkka Koskivuo, Tyks, Department of Digestive Surgery and Urology, result group's director

Pauliina Hartiala, Tyks, plastic surgery and general surgery, chief physician

Roberto Blanco, Tyks, Medical Imaging, director of service area

Pia Vihinen, Western Finland Cancer Centre, director

Pirjo Mustonen, Varha, medical director, quality director

Mervi Siekkinen, secretary, Western Finland Cancer Centre, development manager