Citizens' lecture in Erlangen: Understand early cancer detection in a self-determined manner!

Citizens' lecture in Erlangen: Understand early cancer detection in a self-determined manner!

On Monday, January 13, 2025, a public lecture will take place at 6:15 p.m. at the Erlangen University Hospital. Prof. Dr. Thomas Kühlein, Director of the General Medical Institute, will give a lecture on the topic “Examinations for early cancer detection: Which of them do I need? Enlightened ways of making personal decisions”. The event will take place in the Medicine Lecture Halls, Ulmenweg 18, Erlangen. Admission is free, registration is not required.

The lecture will be recorded and will be available free of charge in the university hospital's media library about a week after the event. For further information, interested parties can contact Prof. Dr. Thomas Kühlein can be contacted by calling 09131 85-31140 or by email at generalmedizin(at)uk-erlangen.de UK Erlangen reported.

Current trends in early cancer detection

Current cancer screening programs are primarily based on risk stratification by 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-to-harm ratio of early cancer detection, such as krebshilfe.de highlights.

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

– Submitted by West-East media