This content is machine translated Smoking cessation On the way to better health – alternative nicotine products in view The E-Cigarette Summit marked the 60th anniversary of the publication of U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry’s landmark report on smoking and health – a consensus document that clearly established the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Endometrial carcinoma Patients in advanced stages benefit from combination therapy Treatment management for patients with primarily advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer is changing. The potential of dostarlimab, which is particularly effective in patients with mismatch repair deficiency/high microsatellite instability, offers…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Lung cancer An overview of non-small cell lung cancer across all stages The European Lung Cancer Congress is a joint project of major multidisciplinary societies representing thoracic oncology specialists working together to advance science, disseminate education and improve the practice of lung…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pneumooncology Optimal treatment of non-small cell lung cancer The treatment management of non-small cell lung cancer has improved significantly in recent years. Innovative treatment options point the way to personalized therapy with fewer side effects and an improved…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Brain tumors The role of liquid biopsy: Better results through AI? Despite a considerable increase in publications in recent years, liquid biopsy is not yet routinely used in cancer diagnostics and tumor monitoring. In contrast to direct biopsies, liquid biopsies use…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Clinical oncology Innovation meets clinic – treatment approaches for a better outcome The world’s largest and most important congress of clinical oncology took place in Chicago at the beginning of June. The latest data from current studies and innovations in cancer research…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Thyroid nodule Ultrasound guided thermal ablation Various methods of tissue ablation using thermal effects, thermoablation, have been used in routine clinical practice since the 1970s. Thermoablation is an alternative therapy for benign symptomatic thyroid nodules and… CME-Test
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Kidney cancer Palliative systemic therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignant disease of the kidney. There are currently no established predictive biomarkers to guide palliative therapy with checkpoint inhibitors (CPI), tyrosine kinase… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pulmonary complaints – dyspnea The spectrum of possible causes of dyspnea is broad. In addition to X-ray imaging in two planes, high-resolution computed tomography (HR-CT) and angio-CT are imaging procedures available for diagnostic localization,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Journal Club Skin cancer risk factors and risk scores – an update A review article published in the journal Cancer in 2024 discusses the current state of research on risk factors for the three most common types of skin cancer and highlights…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Polycythaemia vera Reduce the risk of thrombosis, increase the chance of survival If the formation of new blood cells in the bone marrow is disturbed, a rare form of chronic blood cancer may be the cause. Hyperproliferation of the three cell series…
