{"id":12125,"date":"2024-05-08T15:13:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T13:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaks.hb-dev.de\/2024\/05\/08\/prof-dr-med-uta-dirksen-everything-for-good-aftercare-after-cancer\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T15:26:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:26:47","slug":"prof-dr-med-uta-dirksen-everything-for-good-aftercare-after-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinderaugenkrebsstiftung.de\/en\/prof-dr-med-uta-dirksen-everything-for-good-aftercare-after-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Dr. med. Uta Dirksen: Everything for good aftercare after cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12125\" class=\"elementor elementor-12125 elementor-6984\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b61e82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59b61e82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c1234b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76c1234b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a11ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-info happy-addon ha-post-info\" data-id=\"9a11ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-inline-items ha-icon-list-items ha-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-61eec0b ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t08.05.2024,\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f210479 ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-info__terms-list-item\">News &amp; Insights<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192a9d08 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-title happy-addon ha-post-title\" data-id=\"192a9d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ha-post-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Dr. med. Uta Dirksen: Everything for good aftercare after cancer<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b1809f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54b1809f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18497b5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18497b5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eba493c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1eba493c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What happens after surviving cancer?<br \/>\nWhat care needs are there depending on age after a cancer diagnosis? <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f283069 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f283069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSurvivors have to deal with various consequences of the disease, but are often inadequately informed about them.\nThe aim of the OPTILATER project is to address these issues and establish a long-term program for cancer survivors.\nThe consortium initiated by Prof. Uta Dirksen and Prof. Viktor Gr\u00fcnwald and coordinated by the WTZ Essen aims to improve long-term care for people who have or have had cancer throughout Germany.\nIt is being funded by the Federal Ministry of Health with around 2.3 million euros over three years.\nResearchers from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Duisburg-Essen are also part of the consortium.\nWe had the pleasure of talking to Uta Dirksen:     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c043e67 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c043e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>KAKS: Why is OPTILATER important for RB Survivor?<br \/>Dirksen: For almost all survivors, there are certain health risks after surviving cancer &#8211; our aim is to identify these at an early stage.<br \/>\nWith OPTILATER, those affected have the opportunity for the first time to describe their care situation and also to name things that are missing from the patient&#8217;s point of view in aftercare. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5493e87 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5493e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>KAKS: What are the current gaps in supply that you want and need to close?<br \/>Dirksen: That is the aim of the project.<br \/>\nThere is currently no structured aftercare.<br \/>\nWe want to change that.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8a402 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d8a402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>KAKS: What questions regarding their health should RB survivors deal with in adulthood, i.e. from the age of 18?<br \/>Dirksen: We want to discuss this together with those affected.<br \/>\nAnd we rely on the support of survivors.<br \/>\nIf survivors would like to support us, they can also contact OPTILATER directly by email: optilater@uk-essen.de  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7843830 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7843830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>KAKS: Is OPTILATER only for survivors of childhood cancer or for everyone?<br \/>Dirksen: OPTILATER is an offer for all survivors who have been diagnosed in NRW.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d21fcb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d21fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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