This content is machine translated Social consequences of cancer diagnosis A question of perspective? The perceived stigma associated with cancer significantly reduces quality of life. German researchers showed this for the first time in a large-scale study.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Notes from Japan Does cold prevent neuropathy? Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy may be associated with sensory impairment. In Japan, it was tested whether the targeted use of cold during the drug infusion would bring about an improvement.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Swiss study Cancer and heart attack – a problematic combination More and more Swiss people are surviving their cancer. However, as a result, they run the risk of dying from cardiovascular problems. Unfortunately, it is in these patients that the…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated ASH in Atlanta The throne wavers ECHELON-1 is the first positive data available on brentuximab vedotin in first-line Hodgkin lymphoma. And things are also progressing in CLL. Chemotherapy-free variants hold their own in recurrences.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated SGML 18 Laser & Procedures Zurich The new name is program The SGML Congress is now called “Laser & Procedures”. Several presentations focused on non-laser treatments. These include radiotherapy for malignant skin tumors or photodynamic therapy for actinic keratoses.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Diagnostics and therapy in advanced prostate cancer State of the evidence For clinically locally advanced prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy and external radiotherapy may be considered. In metastatic prostate cancer, ADT, ADT plus docetaxel, and ADT plus abiraterone and prednisone may be…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Testicular carcinoma Update 2018 Active surveillance is the preferred option postoperatively for stage I seminoma. In contrast, for non-seminoma stage I, adjuvant chemotherapy with one cycle of BEP is recommended (with risk factor of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in Texas Weight loss may minimize breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women Breast cancer remains the most common cancer in women and accounts for approximately one in five cancer-associated deaths. Regarding the relationship between weight loss and breast cancer risk, a study…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sport and oncology Staying active with a cancer diagnosis Sport is not intended to replace drug-based oncological approaches, but to complement them. It is part of a holistic therapy regime. Among other things, this can reduce side effects.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Gynecological tumors Prevention, diagnostics, treatment and aftercare There are no established screenings for endometrial and ovarian cancer. Therefore, any woman with postmenopausal or atypical bleeding premenopausally must be examined and, if necessary, further clarified. Early ovarian cancer…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated VZI Symposium 2018 in Zurich Beware of “hooking” patients The wave of opioid prescriptions in the U.S., but also in Switzerland, has problematic consequences. Among other things, the preparations can be highly addictive. So what does responsible use of…
