In Germany, the number of long-term cancer survivors is growing, due to early diagnosis and a better efficacy of medical treatment. Up to now, long-term consequences have been studied scarcely. The German Cancer Congress 2012 takes up and discusses the subject from an academic as well as health-political perspective.

Background information
Article “When cancer turns into a chronic disease” [mehr...]
Aktuelle Pressemeldung [mehr...]

Interviews

• Prof. Sophie Fossa (Resource Center for Post-cancer Long-term Studies, Norway) talks about health aftereffects of recent cancer illnesses. zum Interview
• Prof. Hans Helge Bartsch (University clinic Freiburg) talks about the handling of aftereffects of recent cancer therapy. zum Interview
• Prof. Richard S. Foster (Indianapolis) talks about the cure rate for young patients with testicular cancer and typical long-term effects of tumor therapy. zum Interview

Prof. Haller, Philadelphia, will be heading the Key Note Lecture for colorectal carcinoma at the German Cancer Congress 2012. In the interview he gives an overview of current topics that will be talked about in the course of the event. [more...]

PD Dr. Graeven explains the focal points of the AIO. Among the core activities he counts the carrying out of studies and youth work. For the DKK 2012, PD Dr. Graeven announced a situation analysis of German oncology in the international and interdisciplinary context. more...]

Read the joint greeting letter by DKK 2012 congress chair Prof. Dr. Peter Albers and by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Werner Hohenberger, chairman of the German Cancer Society. [more...]

Preliminary programm
The PDF file is now ready for download [download programme]

 

Congress registration
Online registration for the DKK 2012 is now possible at the congress homepage. Online registration
Early bird rates are possible until 14th December 2011. Registration fee

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The section „Industry exhibition“ contains information for you to plan and prepare your appearance at the 30th German Cancer Congress. [more...]

Congress documentation
Here you can find our documentation of the Cancer Congress 2010. As usual, we inform you about the current discussions from the fields of mamma carcinoma, bronchial carcinoma, gastrointestinal tumors and uro-oncology. In addition, you have access to interviews with the speakers of Workgroups in the German Cancer Society and with the chairpersons of the Key Note Lectures. [more...]

 
 

Dr. Philipp Rösler in conversation
„The future healthcare of cancer patients in Germany“ – Speech by Dr. Philipp Rösler, Federal Minister of Health [to the speech...]

 

Balancing cost control and the ability to innovate. [Interview with Dr. Rösler]