FPZ Cancer Therapy

In FPZ Cancer Therapy, you will receive individualized exercise therapy advice, support and care on site as well as online therapy over several weeks.

FPZ Cancer Therapy is divided into two groups:
Group 1 is intended for insured persons with planned or ongoing tumor therapy and starts from the time of diagnosis.
Group 2 is intended for insured persons for whom tumor therapy has already been completed in the past 24 months.

The individual therapy program for group 1 consists of a maximum of 40 therapy units and that of group 2 of a maximum of 24 therapy units. These take place twice a week.

In addition to the face-to-face appointments, you will carry out exercises from home at two taping sessions per week. These exercises and the included information for insured persons on the topics of exercise, nutrition, sleep and regeneration are available to you for 12 months.

The aims of the therapy include

• Support the tolerability and efficacy of the main therapy
• Improving physical health
• Reduction of side effects
• Improving the quality of life
• Promotion of rehabilitation
• Extra knowledge

1. You need a doctor’s prescription: A medical examination ensures that FPZ Cancer Therapy is suitable for you from a medical point of view. You can choose between a consultation with an FPZ online doctor, a visit to your local doctor or an FPZ contract doctor. You can find more information on this at https://fpz.de/fuer-kostentraeger/bkkwirtschaftfinanzen

2. Find an FPZ center near you. If you already have a doctor’s prescription, you can find FPZ therapy centers near you at fpz.de/fuer-patienten#search.
3. Start of therapy with your individually developed training plan.

Yes, you have to pay a contribution of 5.00 euros per therapy unit at the FPZ therapy center. All other costs for the therapy will be covered by your health insurance.

FPZ, based in Cologne, has been in existence since 1993 and relies on scientific therapy programs with its nationwide experts from medicine and physiotherapy and on online training courses on pain and behavioral change as well as completely digital therapy programs.