# Istanbul University Institute of Oncology

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## TL;DR

Istanbul University's Institute of Oncology, established in 1982, combines medical, radiation and paediatric oncology with cancer epidemiology; its breast programme is one of Turkey's largest, its paediatric unit is a national referral centre, and it trains a large share of Turkish oncologists.

## Summary

Established in 1982 within Istanbul University, the Institute of Oncology combines clinical departments of medical, radiation and paediatric oncology with basic oncology, cancer epidemiology and prevention. Its breast cancer programme under investigators such as Adnan Aydıner and Pınar Saip is one of the largest in Turkey, Rejin Kebudi's paediatric oncology unit is a national referral centre, and the institute trains a large share of Turkish oncologists. It participates in Turkish Oncology Group and international trials, runs molecular pathology and genetic counselling services, and works with the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine's surgical and nuclear medicine departments.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-09
- Also known as: İstanbul Üniversitesi Onkoloji Enstitüsü; Çapa Oncology Institute
- City: Istanbul, TR
- Type: cancer-center
- Website: https://onkoloji.istanbul.edu.tr/en/

## Sources

- Homepage: https://onkoloji.istanbul.edu.tr/en/
- Istanbul University: https://www.istanbul.edu.tr/en/

## Connected records

- cancers: [Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/head-and-neck/), [HR-positive / HER2-negative breast cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-hr-positive/), [Neuroblastoma (paediatric)](https://onco.cc/cancers/neuroblastoma/), [Non-small-cell lung cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/nsclc/)
- fronts: [Chemotherapy](https://onco.cc/fronts/chemotherapy/), [Radiation Therapy](https://onco.cc/fronts/radiation/)
- technologies: [Brachytherapy](https://onco.cc/technologies/brachytherapy/), [Comprehensive genomic profiling](https://onco.cc/technologies/cgp/), [IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam)](https://onco.cc/technologies/imrt-igrt/)
- institutions: [Hacettepe University Cancer Institute](https://onco.cc/institutions/hacettepe-cancer-institute/)
- bottlenecks: [Most of the world has almost no cancer care](https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-global-access/)

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