The demographic change in our society, i.e. the diverse changes and trends in population development, is also reflected in the annually new cancer patients who are admitted to the NCT. The diversity of the immense amounts of data resulting from the latest findings, in combination with the rapid further development of medical research, enables tailor-made, almost personalized care.
The clinical cancer registry at the NCT Heidelberg (NCT Cancer Registry) plays a decisive role. It records all data about oncological patients of the NCT Heidelberg (and thus of the entire Heidelberg University Hospital). This includes all patient information such as diagnosis, individual treatments and aftercare, as well as side effects. This data can be used, for example, to investigate how different treatments affect patients' quality of life.
The clinical data from the NCT cancer registry is used to regularly check whether the NCT Heidelberg continues to meet all the criteria of an Oncology Center of Excellence. The data serve as a measure for quality control and helps to improve the treatment of all patients at NCT Heidelberg.
If you have any questions about your disease:
You can contact the Cancer Information Service by e-mail or telephone.
Statutory reporting requirement
The NCT Heidelberg is legally obliged to report all cases of disease to the relevant state cancer registry in Baden-Württemberg:
The State Cancer Registry Act (Landeskrebsregistergesetz, LKrebsRG) and the Cancer Registry Ordinance (KrebsRVO) require all physicians, dentists, and pathologists in the state to report data on the diagnosis, treatment, and progression of cancer (“reporting obligation”).
Your right to self-determination is taken into account when personal data is passed on. You therefore have the option of objecting to the storage and further processing of your personal data by the Baden-Württemberg Cancer Registry at any time. Only your medical data relating to cancer will be retained for evaluation and research purposes. You can find more detailed information on this on the website of the Baden-Württemberg Cancer Registry, particularly with regard to your data and your rights.
We are therefore only allowed to make this report if your attending physician has informed you about it during your consultation. If you have any further questions, please contact your attending physician at NCT Heidelberg directly.
The NCT Heidelberg also conducts basic research and consistently introduces new scientific findings into everyday clinical practice. The treatment data for this scientific research is provided by the NCT Cancer Registry. We attach great importance to the security of this data. It is made available exclusively to the treating physicians or, in completely anonymized form, to the scientists at the institutions participating in the NCT Heidelberg. The data therefore never leaves the NCT Heidelberg, does not contain any personal information, and is only accessible to a small group of people within the NCT Heidelberg.