Acknowledgements 

We would like to thank Mr. Primarius Univ. Prof. Dr. Richard Greil from the oncology department of the district hospital in Salzburg and Ms. Dr. Bettina Kramer for their lectures and the discussions with them about cancer. They provided us with basic insights into the illness which we needed to conduct our lab tests.

The blood taking was done by Mr. Dr. Christoph Dachs and Ms. Dr. Bettina Kramer.

We would also like to thank Mr. Primarius Univ. Prof. Dr. Greil and his team of physicians of the third medical clinic of the district hospital of Salzburg, giving us the opportunity to visit a cancer ward. We also want to mention Ms. Dr. Viktoria Faber, who coordinated the time schedule of our visits. Due to their support we had direct contact to cancer patients.

Further more we would like to thank the University of Salzburg, providing us with required lab instruments.

Special thanks to Ms. Dr. Edith Bogengruber for organising our day in the lab and giving us insights into molecular biology.

We also thank Mr. Univ. Prof. Dr. Hans Adam and his wife Anna, who have generously been supporting us for years.

Special thanks to Mr. Prof. Dr. Konrad Steiner for coaching and organising the project.