Education about cancer: Exclusive insights into the Cancer School Vienna!

Education about cancer: Exclusive insights into the Cancer School Vienna!

In Vienna, the focus is on education about cancer: The Cancer School of the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) Vienna, a cooperation between MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital, aims to provide patients and their relatives with comprehensive information about cancer and to strengthen personal contacts with experts. The event takes place regularly and offers a unique insight into areas of oncology that are otherwise not open to the public. Participants can visit the university clinic for radiation oncology and the hospital pharmacy, which focuses on the production of cytostatics and immunotherapeutics.

The management team, led by Gabriela Kornek, the medical director of the Vienna General Hospital, has put together an exciting program. Seminars on the most common cancers – prostate, breast, colon and lung cancer – are part of this offer. As an additional highlight, exclusive tours have been planned: The University Clinic for Radiation Oncology will open its doors on October 7, 2025 at 5:30 p.m., followed by further dates in February and May 2026.

Dates and content of the seminars

In this way, those interested can better understand the various types of cancer and learn how they can be counteracted through monitoring and early detection. Talking to experts in person will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the knowledge and attitudes of the participants. The seminars are scheduled for:

• 4. November 2025: Lungenkrebs
• 2. Dezember 2025: Brustkrebs
• 25. März 2026: Darmkrebs
• 2. Juni 2026: Prostatakrebs

Prevention and vaccination in focus

Another important component of health education is the upcoming prevention day, which will take place on February 15, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Van Swieten Hall. This day is dedicated to topics such as early detection and education about the HPV vaccination, which can prevent six different types of cancer. Particularly worth mentioning is the free vaccination offer for everyone up to the age of 30, which can be used without registration - an excellent example of proactive health promotion in the city.

The event is accompanied by various specialist lectures in which experts from MedUni Vienna explore central topics such as the warning signs of cancer and the importance of regular preventive examinations. Lectures on topics such as “Colon cancer early detection” or “Skin cancer – prevention and early detection” are also on the program. The day will finally be rounded off with an HPV special led by the well-known presenter Sophie Drescher.

Education about HPV

In January, special attention will be paid to raising awareness of cervical cancer, which is almost entirely caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). It is estimated that 85 to 90 percent of all sexually active people will become infected with HPV during their lifetime. Therefore, regular checkups and vaccinations are crucial ways to minimize the risk of this disease. The HPV vaccination reduces the risk of genital warts and cervical cancer by up to 90 percent, making it an essential measure in cancer prevention.

The Cancer School and the ongoing awareness campaigns are a step in the right direction to spread knowledge and further anchor cancer prevention as part of the health culture in Austria. Information about all events and programs is available at www.cancerschool.at. Those interested can also find further details about the HPV vaccination here Gynecologists on the Internet or CCC Vienna.