Podiumsgespräch & Lesung „Im Mittelpunkt der Mensch – 50 Jahre Deutsche Krebshilfe“

How Mildred Scheel and German Cancer Aid made history

In September 1974, Dr. Mildred Scheel, physician and wife of the then Federal President Walter Scheel, founded German Cancer Aid. Her aim was not only to talk openly about cancer as a widespread disease and support those affected, but also to promote prevention and research on a large scale.

To mark its 50th anniversary, German Cancer Aid, together with the 'Haus der Geschichte' and the Federal City of Bonn, is organizing the panel discussion and reading

"Focus on people - 50 years of German Cancer Aid"
on April 24, 2024 at 7:30 pm (admission 7:00 pm),
in the Haus der Geschichte Bonn, Museumsmeile, Willy-Brandt-Allee 14, 53113 Bonn

Dr. Heike Specht, author of the anniversary book "Im Mittelpunkt der Mensch" (Piper Verlag), Gerd Nettekoven, Chairman of the Board of Deutsche Krebshilfe, Prof. Dr. Carsten Bokemeyer, Director of the Hubertus Wald Tumor Center at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and spokesperson for the German Cancer Aid's Network of Oncological Centers of Excellence, and Prof. Dr. Heribert Jürgens, paediatric oncologist from Münster, will look back on 50 years of German Cancer Aid in a panel discussion. The actress Mariele Millowitsch will read excerpts from the book. The event will be moderated by Jörg Thadeusz.

The event is free of charge, please register via the link: https://app.cituro.com/booking/3221113?presetService=11eedadb79fbec54ac4a13b1932c1e60#step=1 .

Further information can be found on theHaus der Geschichtewebsite .

A joint event of the German Cancer Aid Foundation, the Foundation Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland and the Federal City of Bonn.