Working Group of German Tumor Centers
| Working Group of German Tumor Centers (ADT) |
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| purpose | Medical Society for Oncology |
| Chair: | Monika Klinkhammer-Schalke , Regensburg |
| Establishment date: | 1978 |
| Number of members: | 60 (Tumor Centers, Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCC), Oncological Specialties and Clinical Cancer Registries) (as of 2018) |
| Seat : | Berlin |
| Website: | www.tumorzentren.de |
The Working Group of German Tumor Centers is the nationwide association of 60 tumor centers and clinical cancer registries. The specialist society is actively involved in all federal states, especially for better care for people suffering from cancer . The ADT works supraregionally with the Federal Ministry of Health and leading specialist organizations. Together with the Federal Ministry of Health, ADT, the German Cancer Society and the German Cancer Aid initiated the National Cancer Plan (2008).
History and Development
The working group was founded in 1978. The tumor centers that were subsequently founded wanted to optimize cooperation in the interests of people and avoid duplication of work in treatment and research.
An amendment to the statutes in 2010 opened up further opportunities for cooperation with competent institutions and increased health policy effectiveness through specialist expertise. The working group is recognized as a non-profit organization and registered at the Berlin Register Court.
Leadership and training
The chairwoman of the ADT is the doctor Monika Klinkhammer-Schalke. Other members of the board are physicians, cancer experts and scientists. The ADT regularly organizes advanced training events in the field of tumor documentation / cancer registration and specialist conferences, which are particularly aimed at tumor documenters and doctors.
Uniform basic oncological data set
The ADT and the "Society of Epidemiological Cancer Registers eV" (GEKID) have been jointly developing a standardized oncological basic data set since 2008. It was updated in 2014. According to the two organizations, it applies to all types of cancer and is continuously supplemented with tumor-specific modules. With the uniform oncological basic data set, experts believe that an instrument has been created that provides a uniform oncological standard, prevents multiple documentation and enables comparable recording and evaluation of cancer treatments in all federal states and clinical structures.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Articles of Association
- ↑ The National Cancer Plan introduces itself . Website of the Federal Ministry of Health. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ↑ Articles of Association of February 24, 2010, Register Court: Berlin - Charlottenburg: VR 27680 B