[3][4] Over 1 million patients per year are treated at the University Hospital Heidelberg.

A recent innovation in the care of cancer patient is the foundation of the National Center of Tumor Diseases (NCT) in cooperation with German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ).

[6] The goal of NCT is an interdisciplinary collaboration between various clinical and basic science disciplines and the fast implementation of new and innovative therapeutic procedures.

A good example for the Heidelberg's leading position in innovative cancer research and treatment is HIT (heavy ion therapy).

[10] This degree course is an adapted version of the Harvard Medical School curriculum.