# Tays Cancer Centre, Tampere University Hospital

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## TL;DR

The university hospital of central Finland and host of the FICAN Mid regional cancer centre, accredited by OECI as a Cancer Centre.

## Summary

Tampere University Hospital (Tays) serves the Pirkanmaa region and is the teaching hospital of Tampere University. Its Cancer Centre hosts the Central Finland Cancer Centre (FICAN Mid) within the Finnish Cancer Centre network and was accredited by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes as a Cancer Centre. Tampere's cancer research is known for prostate cancer genetics and genomics, gastrointestinal surgery, and radiotherapy, working with Tampere University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology and with the Finnish Cancer Registry on national screening evaluation.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Also known as: FICAN Mid; Tampere University Hospital
- Tags: oeci-accredited; oeci-cancer-centre
- City: Tampere, FI
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.tays.fi

## Sources

- Official website: https://www.tays.fi

## Connected records

- cancers: [Prostate cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/prostate/)
- institutions: [HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki University Hospital](https://onco.cc/institutions/helsinki-hus/), [Organisation of European Cancer Institutes](https://onco.cc/institutions/oeci/), [Oulu University Hospital](https://onco.cc/institutions/oulu-university-hospital/)
- people: [Annika Auranen](https://onco.cc/people/annika-auranen/)

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