Communications and Marketing
Head of Communications and Marketing
Ulrike Grönefeld
Im Neuenheimer Feld 28069120 Heidelberg
Phone: +49 6221 422854
E-Mail: u.groenefeld@dkfz.de
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Dr. Sibylle Kohlstädt
Im Neuenheimer Feld 28069120 Heidelberg
Phone: +49 6221 422843
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Recent Press Releases
A healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of colon cancer - regardless of the genetic risk profile
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The risk of developing bowel cancer depends, among other things, on lifestyle. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center were able to show that everyone can reduce their personal risk of colon cancer by combining as many of five healthy lifestyles as possible: non-smoking, low alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, sufficient physical activity and normal body weight. This applies regardless of the genetic risk of bowel cancer. Even those who have a slightly increased risk due to genetic factors can reduce their risk by following a healthy lifestyle.
Sugar metabolism controls intestinal regeneration
Section from the intestine of a fruit fly: Stem cells are labelled green (G...
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Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University have discovered a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and the adaptation of intestinal tissue to the nutritional state.
2018 Erwin Schrödinger Prize: Enhanced detection and treatment of prostate cancer
Presentation of the 2018 Stifterverband Science Award - Erwin Schrödinger P...
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This year's Stifterverband Science Award – Erwin Schrödinger Prize goes to an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Heidelberg. Scientists Matthias Eder, Michael Eisenhut, Uwe Haberkorn and Klaus Kopka have jointly developed a method that facilitates more reliable diagnosis as well as more specific treatment of prostate cancer.
