Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft e. V. (German Cancer Society)

The German Cancer Society e. V. (DKG) based in Berlin - a successor organization to the "Comité for Cancer Collection Research" founded in 1900 - is the largest scientific and oncological society in Germany. The more than 8,000 individual members in 25 working groups, the 16 regional cancer societies and 36 supporting members are active in the complex field of oncology. The DKG is committed to cancer care based on evidence-based medicine, interdisciplinarity and consistent quality standards. It focuses primarily on - the certification of centers for oncological treatment, - the creation of evidence-based treatment guidelines and patient guidelines in the oncology guideline program, - knowledge development and knowledge transfer, - the improvement of information for patients. The DKG is one of the co-initiators of the National Cancer Plan, which the Federal Ministry of Health launched in 2008. In the "National Decade Against Cancer", which was started in 2019 by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the DKG is part of the strategy group and is co-chair of the working group "Generating knowledge by networking research and care". The DKG organizes the German Cancer Congress as well as other conferences and symposia every two years. The tasks also include committee work with politicians, specialist societies and associations. The DKG represents Germany in international organizations such as the Union for International Cancer Control, the Association of European Cancer Leagues and the EU.