# Krebsinformationsdienst (KID)

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## TL;DR

In Germany, the DKFZ's Krebsinformationsdienst answers questions about cancer free on 0800 420 30 40, every day, staffed by doctors.

## Summary

The Krebsinformationsdienst is the German Cancer Research Center's public information service, funded by the federal and Baden-Wuerttemberg governments. Doctors answer questions by phone and email in German, and the website carries detailed, referenced information on cancers, treatments, trials and living with cancer. It is free and independent of industry, and it is the German equivalent of the NCI Cancer Information Service.

## Fields

- Kind: Collection
- Last checked: 2026-09-17
- Tags: free; helpline
- URL: https://www.krebsinformationsdienst.de/
- Holds: Germany's free cancer information service from the DKFZ: a free phone line (0800 420 30 40, every day) and email service staffed by doctors, plus evidence-based information in German on every cancer.

## Sources

- Krebsinformationsdienst (KID): https://www.krebsinformationsdienst.de/

## Connected records

- collections: [American Cancer Society helpline](https://onco.cc/collections/acs-cancer-helpline/), [Breast Cancer Now helpline](https://onco.cc/collections/breast-cancer-now-helpline/), [Cancer Research UK nurse helpline](https://onco.cc/collections/cruk-nurse-helpline/), [Cancer Support Community](https://onco.cc/collections/cancer-support-community/), [CancerCare](https://onco.cc/collections/cancercare/), [Macmillan Support Line](https://onco.cc/collections/macmillan-support-line/), [NCI Cancer Information Service](https://onco.cc/collections/nci-cancer-information-service/)
- institutions: [German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)](https://onco.cc/institutions/dkfz/)

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