Finding cures faster

«My work has fulfilled me with gratitude, I wish my successor the same»After 13 years as president of the Swiss Cancer Research foundation, St. Gallen oncologist Thomas Cerny is handing over his office to Jakob Passweg from Basel. The conversation with the two on the handing over of the baton - about milestones, aspirations, and new goals.

The long shadow of childhood cancerEvery other day, a child in Switzerland is diagnosed with cancer. How are they doing years later? Katharina Roser from the University of Lucerne is investigating this question with the support of Swiss Cancer Research.

Together we are curing more and more children with cancer.Thanks to advances in research, four out of five children with cancer are cured and living full lives despite their diagnoses. With your help, we are doing our best to ensure that even more children can survive cancer in the future. Thank you for your contribution.