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Searchresult: March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month: Significant decline in rates of new cases and death after introduction of screening colonoscopyMarch is Colon Cancer Awareness Month: Significant decline in rates of new cases and death after introduction of screening colonoscopy Date: 22.02.2016 Press release content type: Press release
Since 2002, screening colonoscopy has been part of the national statutory cancer screening program in Germany. Between the years of 2003 and 2012, the age-adjusted rate of new cases of colorectal…
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Searchresult: Oncogene controls stem cells in early embryonic developmentOncogene controls stem cells in early embryonic development Date: 15.02.2016 Press release content type: Press release
In a process called diapause, many animal species delay the development of their embryos in order to ensure that their offspring is born at a possibly favorable time. Scientists from the German…
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Searchresult: Aurelio Teleman honored with 2015/2016 Johann Georg Zimmermann-PrizeAurelio Teleman honored with 2015/2016 Johann Georg Zimmermann-Prize Date: 03.02.2016 Press release content type: Press release
For over 40 years now, the Deutsche Hypothekenbank AG (Deutsche Hypo) has awarded the Johann Georg Zimmermann Prize to honor outstanding scientific achievements in the field of cancer research. This…
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Searchresult: DKTK: Incentive for clinically relevant cancer research: Joint Funding Contest rewards outstanding methods of diagnosis and therapyDKTK: Incentive for clinically relevant cancer research: Joint Funding Contest rewards outstanding methods of diagnosis and therapy Date: 02.02.2016 Press release content type: Press release
The enormous growth in knowledge in cancer research presents physicians and scientists with the challenge of ensuring that patients not only benefit from the latest insights and developments but also…
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Searchresult: Inspired by nature: Promising new synthetic anticancer agentInspired by nature: Promising new synthetic anticancer agent Date: 01.02.2016 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have succeeded in synthesizing a compound that mimics the three-dimensional structure of a promising anticancer agent called fumagillin. The…
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Searchresult: Award-winning finding in the cancer genomeAward-winning finding in the cancer genome Date: 28.01.2016 Press release content type: Press release
Volker Hovestadt is being honored with the Helmholtz Doctoral Prize for Health Research. He receives the award for his PhD thesis, which he completed last year "with highest distinction" at the…
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Searchresult: Mining the epigenome to identify likely origins of childhood brain tumor subtypeMining the epigenome to identify likely origins of childhood brain tumor subtype Date: 28.01.2016 Press release content type: Press release
An international research team led by scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and from German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) mined the epigenome to discover the likely cell of origin for…
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Searchresult: Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Honours DKFZ-ScientistChica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Honours DKFZ-Scientist Date: 22.01.2016 Press release content type: Press release
On January 27 th , the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation will honour two outstanding young scientists based in Heidelberg. Edward Lemke and Hai-Kun Liu will each receive a prize money of 100,000 €…
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Searchresult: Breast cancer research award for Karen SteindorfBreast cancer research award for Karen Steindorf Date: 14.01.2016 Press release content type: Press release
For her research on the prevention of breast cancer, Karen Steindorf received the 2015 Claudia von Schilling Award on January 13, 2016. Steindorf works at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and…
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Searchresult: DKTK Tübingen: Scientific excellence opens up new possibilities for cancer treatmentDKTK Tübingen: Scientific excellence opens up new possibilities for cancer treatment Date: 08.01.2016 Press release content type: Press release
This year’s Ernst Jung Award for Medicine will be awarded to DKTK scientist Professor Dr. Hans-Georg Rammensee. Rammensee’s research has been devoted to developing effective therapies individualized…
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