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Stefan Pfister honored with Thomas and Doris Ammann Prize

The University Children's Hospital Zurich and the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation have awarded the Thomas and Doris Ammann Prize to Stefan Pfister, Director of the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Head of Department at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), professor at the Heidelberg Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University, and pediatric oncologist at the Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD), with the Thomas and Doris Ammann Prize. They are honoring him for his pioneering contributions to the research and development of new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for pediatric brain tumors. The prize, worth 200,000 Swiss francs, will be presented to Stefan Pfister on March 12, 2026, at the University Children's Hospital Zurich. The Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) is a joint institution of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD), and Heidelberg University (Uni HD).

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16.03.2026

Neue Analyse der PROBASE Studie: Das Prostatakrebs-Screening auf Basis eines PSA-Bluttests schneidet bei der Erkennung von Krebserkrankungen und beim Vermeiden von Überdiagnosen wahrscheinlich vergleichbar gut ab wie das Mammographie-Brustkrebs-Screening. https://t.co/b9Kxnjt287

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13.03.2026

Heute begrüßten wir StS @MatthiasHauer @bmftr_bund im DKFZ. Er besuchte das Labor von Nachwuchsgruppenleiterin Franziska Blaeschke, die erforscht, wie sich Immunzellen so verändern lassen, dass sie künftig auch solide Tumoren wirksam bekämpfen können. Vielen Dank für Ihren Besuch https://t.co/NdbAzE6TAI

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09.03.2026

The introduction of mammography screening programs has significantly changed #breastcancer diagnoses, accompanied by a decline in mortality rates. This is shown by one of the most comprehensive analyses of population-based data on breast cancer. https://t.co/JgunKf9ho2

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