This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer screening Early detection increases chances of cure Experts recommend colorectal cancer screening in patients aged 50 and older. It is scientifically proven that structured preventive measures are associated with a reduction in mortality rates. This is due…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pain Management Tumor pain – a therapeutic challenge that affects everyone The survival times of malignant patients have increased significantly in recent years due to the improvement of therapy options. However, about one in two patients develops tumor pain in the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Medicinal products containing cannabis Miracle cure or marketing hype? Globally, there is a trend toward increased use of preparations containing cannabis. Indications include pain problems or spasticity in the context of neurological diseases. Adverse effects are strongly dose-dependent.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cancer treatment Light therapy for immune cells helps with side effects Autoimmune reactions are a common side effect of checkpoint inhibitor therapies used to treat melanocytic tumors. As a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows, extracorporeal photopheresis…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Medullary thyroid carcinoma Calcitonin as a tumor marker Thyroid nodules are a well-known phenomenon; fortunately, medullary thyroid carcinomas are not. It is a malignant degeneration of the C cells of the thyroid gland, which are located parafollicularly and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Melanocytic tumors The latest developments in the field of immunotherapy The market approval of checkpoint inhibitors has sustainably improved the options for melanoma treatment. Impressive survival rates have been achieved in long-term studies. Although there are still many open questions,…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Medullary thyroid carcinoma Calcitonin as a tumor marker Thyroid nodules are a well-known phenomenon; fortunately, medullary thyroid carcinomas are not. It is a malignant degeneration of the C cells of the thyroid gland, which are located parafollicularly and…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Renal cell carcinoma Therapy with mind and system Renal cell carcinoma is one of the common malignant tumors in adults. In terms of drug treatment options, this tumor entity has undergone more rapid change in recent years than…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content Maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer: considerations in the era of COVID-19. Cancer patients are considered a high-risk group in the Corona pandemic. But does this mean that one should now do without certain treatments? Prof. Dr. med. Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz, Gynecological Tumor…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Metastatic melanoma New approval from the field of molecular precision medicine The targeted combination therapy with encorafenib and binimetinib has recently become available in Switzerland for adults with non-resectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAFV600 mutation. The approval is based on the…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Anesthesia has no effect on recurrence risk One of the largest global studies showed that the risk of recurrence after curative breast cancer surgery was not reduced by regional anesthesia compared with general anesthesia with opioids. These…
