This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Routine dermatological care in times of pandemic For about a year now, the COVID-19 pandemic has been shaping daily life in most medical and social settings. Among the multitude of pandemic aspects affecting the daily lives of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Advanced renal cell carcinoma New points of attack under the microscope Even in the era of VEGF and checkpoint inhibitors, the prognosis for advanced renal cell carcinoma remains poor. The use of targeted therapies and immunotherapeutic approaches is difficult due to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Skin cancer diagnostics New study on AI-assisted detection of basal cell carcinoma. Diagnostic systems using artificial intelligence are able to quickly and accurately classify abnormal skin lesions and offer great potential for improving diagnostic accuracy. This is also demonstrated by a new…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Uterine tumors State of the Art Endometrial carcinoma, uterine sarcomas, cervical carcinoma – uterine tumors are as diverse as the different cells found in the uterus. Accordingly, the management also differs significantly. Careful diagnostics for classification… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer screening Charter 2021 – Interprofessional cooperation for colorectal cancer screening The Swiss Cancer League recommends regular colorectal cancer screening examinations from the age of 50. It is scientifically proven that screening colonoscopy is associated with a reduction in incidence and…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Locoregional therapy of the axilla: current recommendations at a glance Axillary dissection plays an important role in the treatment of breast carcinoma. It is able to reduce the rate of local recurrence and allows accurate staging, but is also associated… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Liquid Biopsy The future of oncological diagnostics With the increasing variety of personalized and immuno-oncological therapeutic options, the importance of predictive markers is also increasing. To date, tissue diagnostics, including invasive biopsy, are necessary to determine this.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated The somewhat different knowledge Who was actually… Moriz Kaposi? When Moriz Kaposi first described Kaposi’s sarcoma in 1872, he probably had no idea that this entity would become much more famous in the context of HIV/AIDS. He was much…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Metastatic pathways in focus Surgical or radiotherapeutic treatment of regional lymph nodes prolongs breast cancer survival and reduces the likelihood of distant metastasis. However, the effect on regional lymph node recurrence appears to be…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Ovarian cancer and the immune system The choice of chemotherapy is crucial Chemotherapy-induced changes in the immune system can be used therapeutically in the era of immuno-oncology. Accurate characterization of immunologic effects of different agents, in addition to better risk management, will…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Multiple Myeloma A portrait of a multifaceted disease The introduction of new drugs has steadily improved the prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma over the past years. Diagnostics have also been expanded, in particular by cytogenetic analyses, which…
