National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
Astrid Doppler is a member of the national patient research council in the NCT network at the National Center for Tumor Diseases in Heidelberg. Astrid is also the co-founder and chairperson of Melanom Info Deutschland- MID e.V. Additionally, Astrid serves as the community manager admin at Diagnose Hautkrebs and as the online content editor at Infoportal-Hautkrebs.
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
The National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg is a joint institution of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital and German Cancer Aid. The NCT's goal is to link promising approaches from cancer research with patient care from diagnosis to treatment, aftercare and prevention. The interdisciplinary tumor outpatient clinic is the central element of the NCT. Here the patients benefit from an individual treatment plan prepared in a timely manner in interdisciplinary expert rounds, the so-called tumor boards. Participation in clinical studies provides access to innovative therapies. The NCT thereby acts as a pioneering platform that translates novel research results from the laboratory into clinical practice. The NCT cooperates with self-help groups and supports them in their work. Since 2015, a second site for the NCT beside Heidelberg has been under development in Dresden.