This content is machine translated Hepatocellular carcinoma Modern therapy options Curative therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma include surgical resection, ablation, and liver transplantation. Internationally valid recommendations for liver transplantation in HCC were formulated at the 2010 Zurich Consensus Conference.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Benign liver tumors What you always wanted to know about benign liver tumors Family physicians are increasingly confronted with incidental findings of benign liver tumors due to modern imaging. In many cases, referral to a specialist team is required. Today, operations can usually…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Reproduction in oncological diseases Weighing the best interests of the parents against the desire to have a child In case of initial tumor diagnosis during pregnancy, there are established therapeutic procedures for the second and third trimester. If pregnancy occurs after tumor therapy, careful monitoring is required. Impending…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Renal cell carcinoma Progress in system handling Systems therapy for renal cell carcinoma is changing. Several tyrosine kinase inhibitors can significantly prolong survival in metastatic stages. Immunotherapies are also effective.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated World Pancreatic Cancer Day November 16, 2017 The world sees purple Pancreatic cancer has a very high mortality. In Switzerland, 1172 people fall ill with it every year, 1080 die. At Shire’s media briefing, a comprehensive overview of the disease was…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Socioeconomic disparities in cancer mortality. Money ensures survival In rural areas and the southern United States, Americans are particularly likely to die from their cancer. Where people have little money or poor access to quality health care. The…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Colorectal Cancer Colorectal cancer diagnosis is “masked” by other diseases Conditions unrelated to cancer complicate and delay the diagnosis of colorectal cancer – even if they do not cause similar symptoms.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Survival rates of children with leukemia Switzerland in international comparison – room for improvement? A global study on cancer mortality comes to astonishing results. International differences in childhood leukemias are substantial. Switzerland performs well overall, but still has room for improvement in one or…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Newly diagnosed glioblastoma A continuing therapeutic challenge The standard of care for newly diagnosed glioblastoma is resection as completely as possible. This is followed by temozolomide-based radiochemotherapy. Among the newer therapeutic approaches is the use of tumor…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Meningiomas Update 2017 Surgery is the main form of therapy for meningioma, followed by radiotherapy. The latter is used for higher grade tumors, those with non-removable remnants, or for certain meningiomas in the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 7th Interdisciplinary Prostate Cancer Symposium in St. Gallen Active surveillance in prostate cancer – when is this possible? Early detection of prostate cancer (PCa) was revolutionized with the introduction of PSA (prostate-specific antigen). Since its introduction, however, it has been noticed that a large number of men with…
