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If advanced cancer is incurable, it is referred to as a palliative situation. Effective treatment can often stabilize the disease to such an extent that those affected can lead a largely normal life for a longer period of time. However, if the disease continues to progress, close care is important to alleviate symptoms, enable cancer patients to live as independently as possible with a good quality of life, and support their relatives. The event organized by the Cancer Information Service (KID) focuses on the final stage of life and highlights the care structures available. What options are available in the outpatient and (partially) inpatient sectors, and what framework conditions need to be taken into account? In addition to specific case studies, helpful contacts and points of contact will be provided. 

The online event is aimed at cancer patients, their relatives, and anyone interested in the topic. The event will be held in German.

Program

4:00 p.m. Welcome

• Dr. Susanne Weg-Remers, Head of the Cancer Information Service, DKFZ

4:05 p.m. Palliative care – what does it mean?

• Dr. Andrea Penzkofer, Physician and Head of the Knowledge Management Working Group, Cancer Information Service, DKFZ

4:25 p.m. Typical questions asked of the doctors at the Cancer Information Service

• Dr. Andrea Penzkofer, physician and head of the Knowledge Management Working Group, Cancer Information Service, DKFZ
  • Answering questions from the chat

4:45 p.m. Outpatient, (partially) inpatient – what care structures are available and what do they offer?

• Cora Schulze, extended board member of the German Hospice and Palliative Care Association, managing director and first chair of the SAPV Lower Saxony professional association, member of the advisory board of the Lower Saxony State Support Center for Hospice Work and Palliative Care, and member of the management team at the Leer Pain Center

5:45 p.m. Answering questions from the chat

6:00 p.m. End of the event

You can register here: indico.dkfz.de/event/1309/

The presentations will be made available on the Cancer Information Service website after the event.

The Cancer Information Service is a service offered by the German Cancer Research Center for cancer patients, their families and friends, and anyone seeking advice. Doctors answer all questions about cancer free of charge in an understandable manner and based on the latest scientific findings. You can reach the KID by phone at 06221-420 30 40 or by email (krebsinformationsdienst(at)dkfz.de). The website www.krebsinformationsdienst.de also offers reliable information on cancer as well as addresses and links to other quality-assured services.