General Clinical Laboratory

The General Clinical Laboratory takes care of blood sampling and blood transfusions for all patients of the Netherlands Cancer Institute. In addition, we perform hematological and clinical-chemical determinations and we do DNA research. For example, we count your blood cells, check the blood clotting or glucose in your blood and we can examine your urine or DNA material. We do this very carefully, but also as quickly as possible. We are present at the laboratory 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This way you quickly know where you stand.

In collaboration with team leaders and quality officers, the staff takes care of the management of the laboratories. Attention is paid to innovative applications and a responsible quality policy. The General Clinical Laboratory department is EN ISO 15189 accredited by the Dutch Accreditation Council (registration number M278).

Contact

The blood collection is on the ground floor at outpatient clinic 3. We are open from Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 17:00. After 14:00 it is less busy.

If you want to know the results of your examination, you can contact the doctor who requested the examination for you.

Team

Our team consists of about 45 people and together we ensure a fast and reliable result of your requested examinations.

What do we do for you?

Everything is aimed at letting you know what the laboratory results are as soon as possible.

We provide:

  • Blood sampling
  • Clinical chemistry research
  • Haematological examination (blood cells)
  • Blood clotting test
  • Blood transfusion
  • Urinalysis
  • Apheresis (for stem cell transplantation)
  • Molecular diagnostics (DNA research)
  • Tumor markers

Special areas of interest

We are constantly looking for new opportunities to reach a diagnosis faster and provide more and more insights in the field of cancer. We also participate in scientific research and the development and implementation of new tumor markers and analysis techniques.

Referrers

Referrers can request a circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis at the Netherlands Cancer Institute. With a ctDNA analysis, pieces of the DNA from a tumor can be detected in the blood plasma. Click here for more information.

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