The Institute of Oncology is a highly specialized health, educationa l and researching institution in the field of oncology. The Institute is equipped for performing the most complex, specialized, preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation methods and treatments. It is also one of the most competent institution for monitoring and examining of public health and registration of tumour affected patients. Within this capacity the Institute is also engaged in other epidemiological studies, multidisciplinary clinical researching of precancerous and malignant tumours, in researching, introduction and application of new methods related to tumour prevention, diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation. The Institute organizes a professional supervision not only within its clinics and departments but also in other hospital oncological departments, out-patient departments over the whole territory of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The Institute provides educational programmes and special training for health workers as well as for the students of medicine through regular, postgraduate and other forms of specialized studies. It successfully cooperates within the University of Novi Sad and gives a great contribution in implementation of educational programmes of general population related to the risk factors responsible for tumour development. All the mentioned activities have been the principal basis for multidisciplinary and functional organization of the Institute.
Annual number of treated patients is aproximatelly 28.000 (in-patients 6000, out-patients 22.000).
Medical disciplines

Medical oncology (diagnostics, chemiotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy)
Surgical oncology (colorectal surgery, endocrine surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic surgery)