Die Bedeutung der Volksaufklärung für die Krebsbekämpfung

Esch, Professur Prof. Dr. Franz-Rudolf

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“…Auf dem Wiener Kongress der "Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe" unter Leitung von Prof. Fuchs (1873 [19][20][21]. Von Mickulicz-Radecki stellte allerdings auch klar: "… Wird die Krebsfrüherfassung organisiert, so muss in Zukunft auch die Krebsbehandlung organisiert werden …" [20].…”

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Berühmte Gynäkologen. „Es muss gelingen!“ – Georg Winter (1856–1946) und die Anfänge der „Krebsbekämpfung durch Früherfassung“ in Ostpreußen

Ebert¹,

David²

2016

Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd

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Berühmte Gynäkologen. „Es muss gelingen!“ – Georg Winter (1856–1946) und die Anfänge der „Krebsbekämpfung durch Früherfassung“ in Ostpreußen

Ebert¹,

David²

2016

Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd

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Epitheloide Sperrarterien in der Neugeborenenlunge und Histaminwirkung. Zur postfetalen Kreislaufumstellung

Hayek¹

1948

Z. Anat. Entwickl. Gesch.

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“A Revolution in Favor of Reproduction”? Gynecology and Obstetrics in the “Third Reich”

Frobenius¹,

Dross²

2020

Gynecol Obstet Invest

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During the “Third Reich,” the majority of German gynecologists and obstetricians did not hesitate to put themselves at the service of those in power. In 1933, many gynecologists initially only focused on the fact that the biopolitical objectives of the National Socialists matched their own long-standing demands for population policy measures and the early detection and prevention of cancer. In addition, cooperating with the Nazis promised the political advancement of the profession, personal advantages, and the honorary title of Volksgesundheitsführer (national health leaders). As a result, gynecologists exchanged resources with the regime and thus contributed significantly to the implementation of the criminal racial policies of the Nazis. At the congresses of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie (German Society of Gynecology) “non-Aryan” members, mostly of Jewish descent, were excluded, the law on forced sterilization of 1933 (Gesetz zur Verhütung erbkranken Nachwuchses/Law for the Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases) was scientifically legitimized, its implementation was propagated, and relevant surgical techniques were discussed with regard to their “certainty of success.” In the course of these forced sterilizations, existing pregnancies were also terminated and the victims were misused for illegal scientific examinations or experiments. Drawing upon racial and utilitarian considerations, gynecologists did not even shy away from carrying out late abortions on forced laborers from the East during the Second World War, which were strictly prohibited even under the laws of the time. Some gynecologists carried out cruel experiments on humans in concentration camps, which primarily served their own careers and the biopolitical goals of those in power. The few times gynecologists did protest or resist was when the very interests of their profession seemed threatened, as in the dispute over home births and the rights of midwives. Social gynecological initiatives from the Weimar Republic, which were mainly supported and carried out by gynecologists persecuted for their Jewish descent since 1933, were either converted into National Socialist “education programs” or simply came to an end due to the exclusion of their initiators. German gynecologists had hoped for a large-scale promotion of the early detection of malignant diseases of the uterus and breasts, to which they had already made important contributions since the beginning of the 20th century. But even though the fight against cancer was allegedly one of the priorities of the Nazis, no comprehensive measures were taken. Still, a few locally limited initiatives to this end proved to be successful until well into the Second World War. In addition, German gynecologists established the modern concept of prenatal care and continued to advance endocrinological research and sterility therapy. After the end of the Nazi dictatorship, the historical guilt piled up during this period was suppressed and denied for decades. Its revision and processing only began in the 1990s.

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Die Bedeutung der Volksaufklärung für die Krebsbekämpfung

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

Berühmte Gynäkologen. „Es muss gelingen!“ – Georg Winter (1856–1946) und die Anfänge der „Krebsbekämpfung durch Früherfassung“ in Ostpreußen

Berühmte Gynäkologen. „Es muss gelingen!“ – Georg Winter (1856–1946) und die Anfänge der „Krebsbekämpfung durch Früherfassung“ in Ostpreußen

Epitheloide Sperrarterien in der Neugeborenenlunge und Histaminwirkung. Zur postfetalen Kreislaufumstellung

“A Revolution in Favor of Reproduction”? Gynecology and Obstetrics in the “Third Reich”

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