On the occasion of the International Childhood Cancer Day on February 15 2018, the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg and the Hopp Children's Tumor Center at the NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ) are launching a joint exhibition at the NCT Heidelberg. The expressive snapshots of KiTZ employee and hobby photographer Lena Wagner reflect the impressions she gained on her trip to Cambodia. Following the exhibition, the pictures will be auctioned off in a fundraiser on www.stars4fans.de. Even stars like actress Anja Kling and youtuber Sally participate with prizes in favor of the KiTZ.
The NCT Heidelberg is a joint institution of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the University Hospital Heidelberg (UKHD) and the German Cancer Charity.
The Hopp Children's Tumor Center at the NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ) is a joint institution of the University Hospital Heidelberg (UKHD) and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ).
At the beginning of her trip to Cambodia, Lena Wagner was still unsure: "I went on the plane with mixed feelings. Never before had I traveled this far. What’s going to await me there? How are the people and life over there? "The hobby photographer, who has been working at the KiTZ since the beginning of this February and previously worked at the NCT, captured her experiences in expressive pictures. These show the lives of the people in Cambodia in a very direct way. "When we arrived, everything was still unfamiliar but after a few hours it did not feel strange anymore," adds Wagner. She captured the proximity to the people and their way of life with her pictures.
Starting on February 15, 2018, the International Childhood Cancer Day, the NCT and KiTZ will exhibit 13 of these photographs in a joint exhibition "Cambodia - A Portrait" on the second and third floor of the NCT. Wagner's pictures give the viewer an insight into the lives of the people she met on her journey. "Although the people there have nothing and live at the subsistence level, they seem satisfied and have a smile on their faces", says Wagner. In warm colors and with skillful use of light and shadow, the photographer documents her experiences.
Lena Wagner was a medical and technical assistant at NCT Heidelberg for two and a half years and has been working in the department "Pediatric Neurooncology" of Stefan Pfister at KiTZ / DKFZ since February 2018. In 2014 she began to take pictures and completed some courses at the Abendakademie Mannheim. After a first photo trip to Venice, Wagner decided to fly to Cambodia in August 2017. The current exhibition shows impressions of this trip.
Huge Giveaway – Support the Battle against Childhood Cancer
A selection of Wagner’s photographs will be given away at the end of the exhibition. In order to win, please visit www.stars4fans.de. This will be the beginning of a huge fundraiser for the International Childhood Cancer Day where those interested can support the KiTZ in multiple ways. For and after International Childhood Cancer Day, various giveaways will take place on stars4fans.de under the motto #stars4fans4kitz. One of the prizes will be a visit to the set of Anja Kling’s new thriller with a two night stay at the Marriott Hotel in Berlin. Furthermore there will be signed products by youtuber Sally (“Sally backt”). All participants support the planned new KiTZ building.
Exhibition “Cambodia – A Portrait” – Photographs by Lena Wagner
Period: February 15 2008 (International Childhood Cancer Day) until March 31 2018
Location: second and third floor of the NCT,
Im Neuenheimer Feld 460
69120 Heidelberg
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The National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
The National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg is a joint institution of the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg University Hospital and German Cancer Aid. The NCT's goal is to link promising approaches from cancer research with patient care from diagnosis to treatment, aftercare and prevention. The interdisciplinary tumor outpatient clinic is the central element of the NCT. Here the patients benefit from an individual treatment plan prepared in a timely manner in interdisciplinary expert rounds, the so-called tumor boards. Participation in clinical studies provides access to innovative therapies. The NCT thereby acts as a pioneering platform that translates novel research results from the laboratory into clinical practice. The NCT cooperates with self-help groups and supports them in their work. 2015 the NCT Heidelberg established a partner location in Dresden.
The German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) with its more than 3,000 employees is the largest biomedical research institute in Germany. At DKFZ, more than 1,000 scientists investigate how cancer develops, identify cancer risk factors and endeavor to find new strategies to prevent people from getting cancer. They develop novel approaches to make tumor diagnosis more precise and treatment of cancer patients more successful. The staff of the Cancer Information Service (KID) offers information about the widespread disease of cancer for patients, their families, and the general public. Jointly with Heidelberg University Hospital, DKFZ has established the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, where promising approaches from cancer research are translated into the clinic. In the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), one of six German Centers for Health Research, DKFZ maintains translational centers at seven university partnering sites. Combining excellent university hospitals with high-profile research at a Helmholtz Center is an important contribution to improving the chances of cancer patients. DKFZ is a member of the Helmholtz Association of National Research Centers, with ninety percent of its funding coming from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the remaining ten percent from the State of Baden-Württemberg.
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