This content is machine translated Colorectal Cancer Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Progression Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide and is increasingly linked to metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance and obesity. New epidemiological data show significant shifts...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal Pain – Focal Nodular Hyperplasia Thanks to advances in imaging techniques, focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver is being detected with increasing frequency. Focal nodular hyperplasia is often an incidental finding. In some cases, patients...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer Intracrine and Metabolic Tumor Adaptation Under Androgen Deprivation Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) remains a cornerstone of prostate cancer treatment. It slows tumor growth but also triggers complex intracellular and metabolic response pathways. These tumor adaptations, which significantly influence...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated cSCC: Personalizing Treatment Strategies and Follow-up Care Plans Comprehensive risk stratification is no simple matter: what’s new? Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is currently the second most common type of skin cancer, and the number of cases continues to rise. While surgical resection alone is considered the...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Geriatric Small-Cell Lung Cancer Therapeutic Challenges Small-cell lung cancer remains one of the most aggressive types of cancer, particularly among older adults. New molecular insights and modern therapies offer new possibilities, but require careful consideration of...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Advanced Thyroid Cancer Molecular Mechanisms and New Therapeutic Approaches Thyroid carcinomas exhibit remarkable biological heterogeneity, which is increasingly shaping modern diagnosis and treatment. Molecular markers and innovative treatment approaches are fundamentally changing our understanding of pathogenesis, prognosis, and clinical...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pediatric Retinoblastoma The Tumor Microenvironment and Modern Eye-Sparing Therapies Retinoblastoma is considered the prototypical pediatric tumor, whose biology is closely linked to the development of immature retinal tissue. New molecular and immunological findings show that the tumor microenvironment is...…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Focus Update 2026 Echocardiography in Cardio-Oncology With advances in oncology, more and more people are surviving cancer—and this has brought the long-term cardiovascular effects of treatment into focus. Cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD ) has become...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated White and Black Skin Cancer Biology and Modern Therapeutic Approaches Skin cancer is common in Switzerland and follows different courses depending on the type of tumor. While non-melanoma skin cancer usually remains localized, melanoma metastasizes early. Modern treatments improve the...…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Myelofibrosis Mutations and Molecular Diagnostics in Treatment Decisions Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a rare, biologically complex myeloproliferative neoplasm whose course is strongly influenced by molecular, epigenetic, and immunological factors. Advances in genomics, spatial transcriptomics, and targeted therapies have...…
View Post 27 min This content is machine translated Pediatric Brain Tumors Psychiatry versus Neuro-Oncology: Diagnostic Pitfalls Pediatric brain tumors often begin with nonspecific symptoms—some physical, some behavioral—that can be attributed to internal medicine or psychiatric differential diagnoses, thereby presenting typical diagnostic pitfalls. Clinical case examples from...… CME-Test
