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Felix Burda Awards Spotlight Screening, Lynch‑Syndrome Testing and Survivor Rights

A Vienna outreach campaign and a project that systematizes Lynch‑syndrome testing were honored while a young survivor used the ceremony to call for legal protection against post‑cancer discrimination.

Susan Link (Moderation), Sonja Fleckenstein und Hans Sigl (Bergdoktor) bei der Verleihung des Ehrenfelix. Er wird von der Felix Burda Stiftung, FOCUS und FOCUS online als Sonderpreis des Felix Burda Awards verliehen.
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Overview

  • The 21st Felix Burda Awards were held in Berlin on Sunday and marked the Felix Burda Stiftung’s 25th anniversary as about 300 guests gathered at AXICA to honor work on colorectal cancer prevention.
  • Ronja Fleckenstein, diagnosed at 26 and now cancer‑free, received the Ehrenfelix and used her speech to press Health Minister Nina Warken for measures such as a legal 'right to be forgotten' to end long‑term disadvantages in insurance, loans, housing and adoption.
  • The 'Darm checken – Leben retten' campaign commissioned by the Ärztekammer Wien won Engagement des Jahres for using credible, celebrity‑led messages to push stool tests and colonoscopy uptake, especially among men.
  • A project titled 'From Risk to Duty' won in Medizin & Wissenschaft for promoting genetic and tumor‑based identification of Lynch syndrome and helping make systematic testing standard in colorectal centers.
  • Organizers reinstated a Milestone Award for regional prevention policy, public figures like Hans Sigl urged more people to get screened, and coverage noted the Felix Burda Stiftung and FOCUS online are part of Hubert Burda Media.