The diagnosis Krebs is a shock for the persons affected. But the diagnosis is a big load also for members and friends. Hamburg \”it is quite important not to leave the person affected alone but to handle the illness openly\”, guesses Dr. Julia Petmecky/, diploma psychologist and psychotherapist at the AOK Rhineland. Read more »

AOK pays the vaccination against cervix cancer for girls who are insured at it. Prerequisite for the defrayal is a medical piece of advice. By the new vaccination the infection can be prevented with certain humane Papilloma viruses (HVP). These HVP viruses are responsible for about 70 per cent of the cervix cancer illnesses. The vaccine also offers protection against HPV viruses which are responsible for about 90 per cent of all genital warts. Read more »