This content is machine translated Osteoprotective therapy Bone health in advanced prostate cancer. In men with advanced prostate cancer under androgen deprivation, osteodensitometry should be performed initially, and if osteopenia/osteoporosis, or increased fracture risk, is demonstrated, antiresorptive osteoporosis therapy should be considered. Bisphosphonates…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Better quality of life in the last phase of life Pain therapy for the very elderly Opiates are also appropriate for the very elderly. Renal function and compliance determine the selection of appropriate agents. Opiate therapy is initiated with very small doses. Side effects of opioid…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Nutrition for cancer Screening for malnutrition is useful in all cancer patients Between 30 and 80% of all cancer patients are malnourished at diagnosis. Malnutrition increases mortality and morbidity and decreases the tolerability of tumor therapies. Screening for malnutrition using established measurement…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Dealing with loss Support for relatives and patients with terminal illnesses Mourning itself is not an illness, but a natural process after the loss of a close person, which allows for positive experiences in addition to great stress. An open and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Sudden and violent Breakthrough pain: right classification means right treatment To do justice to patients with breakthrough pain, definition and delineation must be clear. The classification of breakthrough pain is reflected in a clear therapeutic concept. Rapid-onset opioids are a…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Gastrointestinal tumors State of the art of endoscopic resection Malignant or premalignant mucosal changes of the gastrointestinal tract can usually be curatively removed endoscopically. Endoscopic resections are based on many technical innovations; the resections are safe and allow a…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated What helps with fatigue and exhaustion? Therapy of tumor fatigue An important intervention for tumor-associated fatigue is to inform patients that fatigue is common and that the symptoms, although unpleasant, are usually at least not dangerous. If in the course…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Colorectal Cancer How do patients outside the screening population fare? In patients at intermediate risk for colorectal cancer, colonoscopy is recommended by most European and American organizations as a screening examination starting at age 50 at intervals not exceeding 10…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Whole brain irradiation or stereotaxy? Options for radiotherapy in brain metastases For 1-3 brain metastases, stereotactic radiotherapy is highly effective, either as a single time treatment for smaller lesions or as fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy. In single-treatment radiotherapy, the radiation dose must…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Breast and thyroid cancer How great is the risk of a second malignancy? The possible association between breast and thyroid cancer has been a topic of research for several decades. For their meta-analysis, a team of physicians from Chicago was able to draw…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated European Lung Cancer Conference 2016 in Geneva Is there a vaccine for malignant mesothelioma coming soon? Once again, the European Lung Cancer Conference was held in Geneva. Once again, the focus was primarily on non-small cell lung cancer. Therapies targeting mutated and non-mutated variants of EGFR…
