DoctorBox as a co-pilot for digital healthcare - New strategy for better prevention
Berlin, 06.03.2025 - Every year, 77,000 people in Germany die from cancers that could be prevented by early testing. Overall, cancer claims 400,000 lives every year - but many of these lives could be saved if more people took advantage of screening tests. Germany is missing a crucial opportunity here: while 70% of the population in the Netherlands take part in colorectal cancer screenings, the rate in Germany is just 15%.
There are many reasons for this: a lack of information, time-consuming appointments, high access barriers and a fragmented healthcare system prevent many people from taking advantage of important screening tests. A key problem is that the focus in the healthcare system is often on treatment rather than prevention. While chronic diseases continue to increase, preventive services are underutilized.
Health experts and political decision-makers are increasingly focusing on prevention: with its “Europe's Beating Cancer Plan”, the EU has provided one billion euros for targeted screening measures. At the same time, the European market for cancer prevention is growing rapidly - a market volume of 28.8 billion euros is expected by 2030. Through a strategic realignment, DoctorBox is responding to the increasing demand for low-threshold prevention and setting new standards for digital healthcare.
Digital prevention: DoctorBox facilitates access to preventive check-ups
If you don't take precautions today, you risk a late diagnosis in an emergency. This is exactly where DoctorBox comes in - and ensures that prevention is seamlessly integrated into everyday life: digitally, conveniently and without hurdles.
To lower the inhibition threshold for preventive care, DoctorBox integrates a new preventive care dashboard that offers users an individual overview of recommended health check-ups - from dental prophylaxis to GP check-ups.
With the help of reminders, digital appointment bookings and home tests, it will be even easier to carry out important check-ups in future. “Preventive care is a marathon, not a sprint. DoctorBox accompanies users as a co-pilot through all the necessary steps for a healthy and long life,” explains Julian Maar, Managing Director of DoctorBox: ”Innovative sampling kits enable some preventive check-ups to be carried out conveniently from home, while DoctorBox also organizes appointments for further examinations.”
Focus on four key screening areas
The focus of the home tests is initially on the four most important screening areas:
✔ Colorectal cancer screening (iFOBT)
✔ Cervical cancer (HPV test)
Prostate cancer screening (PSA test)
✔ Diabetes risk assessment (HbA1c test)
For just 2.99€ per month or as a discounted one-off payment, the more than one million DoctorBox users can take out a preventive healthcare subscription that offers intelligent reminder functions and digital administration as well as the first preventive home test - for simple, reliable and stress-free preventive healthcare.
About DoctorBox:
Live healthier for longer - with DoctorBox. The membership for preventive healthcare - directly in the app. With the digital preventive healthcare cockpit, health remains plannable and simple: users receive personalized recommendations, use home tests and organize their preventive healthcare appointments conveniently in one place.
Over one million people already rely on DoctorBox to actively manage their preventive care. Companies, insurance companies and medical service providers also rely on DoctorBox to improve access to healthcare and offer prevention more efficiently.
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Press contact:
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Nadine Fleischer
Head of Marketing
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