Living with or after cancer often brings with it physical, psychological and social long-term and long-term consequences. Patient representatives have long emphasized the need for a local, low-threshold and professionally sound contact point for those affected after treatment. The BZKF's new project for cancer survivors, Cancer Survivor, addresses precisely this point.

The topic of "cancer survivorship" is currently attracting a great deal of attention, not least thanks to the commitmentof patient advocacy groups who complain about a lack of competent care after cancer treatment.Those affected often feel left alone with the consequences of their illness or treatment, as eventheir general practitioners as primary contact persons often reach their capacity limits."Our Cancer Survivor Network closes an important gap in care in Bavaria for cancer survivorswith long-term and late effects," says Prof. Dr. Andreas Mackensen, Director of the BZKF.

Prof. Dr. Michael Schoenberg also expressly welcomes the project: "As a patient representative of the BZKF, I am very pleased that the above-mentioned project is a structural measure that will directly benefit patients at all BZKF sites. It is extremely gratifying that, thanks to successful cancer research, there are more and more long-term cancer survivors. However, it is essential to give long-term survivors a good perspective on life after cancer ."

The BZKF plans to further expand the network in the coming years and to promote personalnetworking and support as well as the exchange of experiences among cancer survivors through furtherto promote further offers.