Publications

Here you will find original publications involving the German Cancer Society in specialist journals and edited volumes.

Meyer L, Kowalski C, Utzig M, Hengel P (2026) Inpatient Mortality and Failure to Rescue in Lung Cancer Patients by Hospital Certification Status: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Nationwide German Discharge Data 2014-2023 J Cancer Policy (47). doi:10.1016/j.jcpo.2026

Thomas P, Asmussen S, Klein K, Straub N, Stegen S, Kowalski C, Schüürhuis S, Speiser D, Feufel MA, Kendel F (2026) Not all information is equally important: Informed consent to genetic testing for hereditary cancer J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 152. doi:10.1007/s00432-026-06422-y

Koko C, Kowalski C (2026) Annual National Inquiry 2025 - Following the Turin Memorandum. Responses from health authorities in nine European countries on cancer screening for people with intellectual disabilities. In: DKG Health Services Research Notes 1/2026 doi:10.5281/zenodo.18504791

Al-Nader M, Kesch C, Mahmoud O, Hadaschik BA, Fichtner J, Carl G, Feick G, Burchardt M, Zimmermanns V, Prause L, Polat B, Blana A, Horstmann M, Saar M, Miglierini P, Almansur K, Hefermehl L, Porres D, Peters I, Wiens K, Palisaar RJ, Winter A, Neisius A, Kunzmann E-M, Harke NN, Bolenz C, Albarghouth MH, Manka L, Kramer M, Luger F, Knoll T, Pfitzenmaier J, Brock M, Schittko J, Sommer JP, Reichert M, Lenart S, Huber P, Hijazi S, Calderaro A, Hermanns T, Tonhauser J, Kowalski C, Sibert NT (2026) Patient-reported outcomes: active surveillance versus radical therapies in low-risk prostate cancer BJU Int. doi:10.1111/bju.70167

Weiner AB, Richardson S, Wilhalme H, Bailey AV, Kwan L, Al Awamlh B, Zhao Z, Verze P, Ippolito J, La Rocca R, Sibert NT, Barocas D, Belin T, Elashoff D, Kowalski C, Foster C, Moore C, Litwin MS, True North Global Registry (2026) Predicting patient-reported outcomes following treatment for localized prostate cancer: Model development and evaluation in an international cohort study Clin Genitourin Cancer. doi:10.1016/j.clgc.2026.102504

Kowalski C, Mehnert A (2025) Patient-Reported Outcomes – Einführung in das Thema Onkologie (31), 1198-1200. doi:10.1007/s00761-025-01853-7