Here you will find research results and the latest updates from our study.
From June 2026 onwards, the CardioOnko study encompasses two new centers. We are very much looking forward to working with the two experienced cardiologists, Dr Yakup Yakupoglu from Aarau Cantonal Hospital and Dr Eva Hägler-Laube from Baden Cantonal Hospital and hope to welcome as many voluntary participants as possible from the “AareLand” and Baden region.
→ read moreIn December 2025, we had the pleasure of enrolling the 100th participant in our study at the Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne. To date, over 600 former childhood cancer patients have participated in the study overall. We sincerely thank all study participants for their trust, as well as Dr. Reto Kurmann for his outstanding dedication to […]
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Thanks to advances in medicine, four out of five children with cancer can be cured nowadays. However, cancer therapies carry the risk of late effects. Various approaches are being pursued to prevent such heart problems.
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Nearly one-fifth of adult childhood cancer survivors feel fatigue frequently.
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The first centre to start the study was Inselspital Bern in 2016.
In Bern and Lucerne, the consultations take place in cooperation with the Passeport for Care consultation.
