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Searchresult: A second chance for children with cancer
Today most cases of childhood cancer can be cured. However, in about 20 percent of cases children suffer a recurrence of the cancer following therapy and they ultimately succumb to the disease. With…
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Searchresult: Marketing of electronic cigarettes: Targeting young peopleMarketing of electronic cigarettes: Targeting young people Date: 03.12.2014 Press release content type: Press release
E-cigarettes are no longer a marginal phenomenon in Germany. They are being sold and advertised in this country on the internet, at gas stations and kiosks, and in supermarkets, like cigarettes made…
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Searchresult: Largest worldwide study on cancer survival rates reveals dramatic differences – Germany among the leading countries worldwideLargest worldwide study on cancer survival rates reveals dramatic differences – Germany among the leading countries worldwide Date: 27.11.2014 Press release content type: Press release
In a study called CONCORD-2, around 500 international scientists report on 5-year survival rates for about 25.7 million adult cancer patients suffering from one of the ten most common types of cancer…
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Searchresult: Double signal activates killer cells
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have found out that natural killer cells need at least two separate signals in order to be able to fight cytomegaloviruses. This finding might…
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Searchresult: "Ring of Fire" wins the world championship in synthetic biology – a team of Heidelberg students wins over the judges in Boston"Ring of Fire" wins the world championship in synthetic biology – a team of Heidelberg students wins over the judges in Boston Date: 04.11.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Joint press release of the German Cancer Research Center and the University of Heidelberg For the second time in a row, a student team from Heidelberg University and the German Cancer Research…
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Searchresult: Effective and safe – Evaluation of the first ten years of colonoscopy in cancer screeningEffective and safe – Evaluation of the first ten years of colonoscopy in cancer screening Date: 04.11.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have evaluated data from the first ten years of endoscopic gastrointestinal cancer screening (colonoscopy). The study concludes that the…
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Searchresult: DKFZ Chairman and Director Otmar D. Wiestler has been elected Helmholtz PresidentDKFZ Chairman and Director Otmar D. Wiestler has been elected Helmholtz President Date: 20.10.2014 Press release content type: Press release
The Senate of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers has unanimously elected Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Otmar D. Wiestler, Chairman of the Management Board and Scientific Director of the German…
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Searchresult: Everyone knows them, and one in five smokers tries them: E-cigarettes in GermanyEveryone knows them, and one in five smokers tries them: E-cigarettes in Germany Date: 20.10.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Almost everybody in Germany knows what e-cigarettes are, and almost 10 percent of 16-to-19-year-olds have tried them – about the same rate as tobacco smokers in this age group. Interest in…
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Searchresult: Red carpet for Stefan Hell at the DKFZ
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, about 500 employees of the DKFZ in Heidelberg celebrated "their" Nobel Prize winner, Professor Stefan Hell. In attendance were Theresia Bauer, the Minister of Science,…
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Searchresult: New method can predict side effects of anticancer drugsNew method can predict side effects of anticancer drugs Date: 09.10.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Every new anticancer drug can improve patients’ chances of survival. In some cases, however, these drugs can cause severe adverse side effects through mechanisms that are often unclear. An…
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