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Rare diseases

The European Union defines rare diseases as diseases which affect no more than 5 persons per 10,000 people. It has been estimated that about 300,000 Finns have some rare form of disease, impairment, syndrome or malformation.

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Hospital as a learning environment

Turku University Hospital (Tyks) operates as a teaching hospital. Tyks offers internship and on-the-job learning periods in accordance with training agreement for students of universities and educational institutions that provide social and health care education. Hundreds of medical, social and health care students practice their skills required in working life in our hospitals yearly.

TC2 radiology

We perform imaging studies, mainly CT scans and traditional X-ray studies.

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Pulmonary Diseases Outpatient Clinic, T-hospital

We study and treat pulmonary (lung) diseases such as asthma, sleep apnoea and lung cancer.

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Operation Unit, T-hospital

Our unit provides operating theatre services around the clock every day of the year for many specialties, including but not limited to abdominal-, cardiothoracic-, and neurosurgery.

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Treatments and examinations

We treat patients from almost every medical specialty. Treatment and examinations in our hospitals require a doctor's referral, except for visits to the emergency room. You can find treatments and examinations below by category and through the search at the bottom of the page.

Paediatric Teaching Outpatient Clinic

Children and adolescents suffering from typical paediatric diseases are examined and treated at our clinic.

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Forensic psychiatry for children and adolescents, Turku

We conduct forensic investigations which are part of pretrial investigations and requested by the police. Requests concern allegations of physical and sexual abuse of children and adolescents under 18 year old.

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Oncology Ward

We treat adult patients suffering from cancer in our ward (lung-, gynecological- and hematological cancers excluded. These cancers are treated in their own specialties). Our most common forms of treatment are drug therapy (e.g. cytostats), radiation therapy and combination of these…

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