Hessischer Rundfunk visits on World Cancer Day

04.02.2022

HR spotlights tumor research at Georg-Speyer-Haus on World Cancer Day

TV recordings in the Georg-Speyer-Haus
GSH in the hessenschau on Feb,4 2022 (from minute 9:14)

February 4 is World Cancer Day. To mark the occasion, the Hessischer Rundfunk took a closer look at Georg-Speyer-Haus. Why does radiation therapy work for one group of colorectal cancer patients and not for another? In fundamental research on tumor biology at GSH, researchers together with the Frankfurt Cancer Institute have recently achieved another significant result in colorectal cancer therapy. Together with Prof. Dr. Florian Greten, Adele Nicolas and Dominik Denk give insight to current research at GSH. Watch the entire feature at hessenschau.de (in German)

About the hessenschau
The hessenschau is the regional TV show of the Hessische Rundfunk and is the most successful & popular program on hr-television. It reports daily on politics, culture, business and entertainment in Hesse.

About World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day takes place every year on February 4. It was established by the Union for International Cancer Control UICC. Many of its more than 1,100 member organizations from over 170 countries participate in this day of action. For more information, visit worldcancerday.org.