100 YEARS OF ORGANIZED CANCER RESEARCH
Heidelberg, February 18th to 20th, 2000
First call for papers
About 99 years ago under the influence of Ernst von Leyden the German "Comite fuer Krebsforschung" was established (18 February 1900) in Berlin. This date may well be looked upon as an important starting point for organized cancer research not only in Germany. For this reason the German Cancer Research Center and the
Institute for the History of Medicine, Ruprecht-Karls-University (Heidelberg), are planning to organize an international symposium on "100 Years of Organized Cancer Research" to take place in Heidelberg from February 18th to 20th, 2000. The Symposium will be held in English, French and German.
To mark the anniversary and to exchange historical research we want to look back on a hundred years of medical thinking about, research on, and treatment of cancer. Although the main focus of the conference is supposed to be on diagnostical, therapeutical (surgery, radio-, chemo-, and immuno-therapy), pathogenetical, and epidemiological aspects of cancer research (including prevention), there will also be a section on political, social, and cultural implications (as cancer in art and literature).
If you would like to contribute, to which you are cordially invited, please submit title and abstract (200 words max.) of your paper to:
Ruprecht-Karls- Universitaetor e-mail directly to:
<wolfgang.eckart@urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
Proposals should be received no later than May 1, 1999. The Program Committee will contact all contributers shortly thereafter.
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