Citizens' lecture in Erlangen: Understand Cancer detection self -determined!

Citizens' lecture in Erlangen: Understand Cancer detection self -determined!

Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen, Deutschland - On Monday, January 13, 2025, a citizens' lecture will take place in the University Hospital Erlangen at 6.15 p.m. Prof. Dr. Thomas Kühlein, Director of the General Medicine Institute, will speak on the subject of "Studies on Cancer Identation: Which of them do I need? Enlightened ways of personal decision -making". The event takes place in the lecture halls Medicine, Ulmenweg 18, Erlangen. Admission is free of charge, registration is not required.

The lecture is recorded and is available free of charge in the university hospital in the media library of the university clinic about one week after the event. Interested parties can for further information to Prof. Dr. Turn Thomas Kühlein on 09131 85-31140 or by email to General Medicine (at) uk-erlangen.de, as UK Erlangen reported.

Current trends in the early cancer detection

The current programs for cancer detection are mainly based on risk stratification according to age and gender. Lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption as well as genetic predispositions and previous illnesses are not sufficiently taken into account in these programs. The assumption is that risk adaptation improves the benefit-damage ratio of cancer detection, such as Krebshilfe.de emphasizes.

Research in this area focuses on the development and validation of concepts for risk -adapted cancer early detection. Among other things, parameters are developed and instruments for individual risk determination are tested. The concerns are also the analysis of needs and acceptance as well as the ethical, legal and social aspects (ELSA) of the risk adaptation in early detection.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien