This content is machine translated Cancer due to infections Two million new cases of cancer each year – caused by viruses and bacteria Some pathogens are a high risk factor for certain cancers: Of the 14 million new cancer cases in 2012, 2.2 million were due to ten pathogens. Most of these infection-related…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Shortness of breath Cough and dyspnea in oncologic and palliative patients. Dyspnea is one of the most common and anxiety-provoking symptoms in oncology and palliative care patients. Always consider causal therapy options first. In addition to and instead of causal therapy,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Psychooncology in family practice Supporting, continuous and networked care by the primary care physician Early psychological support helps cancer patients and their families to cope with the disease and overcome possible fears. The primary care physician plays an important role in oncology patients as…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tumors in the mouth, throat and neck area Diagnostics and surgical options Enlarged neck lymph nodes that persist for more than two weeks must be clarified. Ultrasound and fine needle aspiration are the gold standard. Open biopsies are initially contraindicated! Slice imaging…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated ASCO Congress in Chicago Modern drugs and digital media improve cancer therapy This year’s ASCO Congress theme was “Collective Wisdom: The Future of Patient-Centered Care and Research.” According to ASCO, in order to continue to make progress in the care and treatment…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EHA Congress in Copenhagen New therapeutic options and improved survival in acute leukemias This year, the congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA) was held in Copenhagen from June 9-12. We report encouraging study results on the therapy of AML in elderly patients…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Nausea during chemotherapy Olanzapine has antiemetic potential There are good drugs that can prevent nausea in patients undergoing chemotherapy, but unfortunately antiemetics do not work for all patients. The atypical neuroleptic drug olanzapine, which is normally used…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Cancer as an occupational disease What occupational activities increase the risk of bladder cancer? Carcinogens that enter the body through respiration or with food are filtered out by the kidneys into the urine and temporarily stored in the bladder. There, the carcinogens can act…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic myeloid leukemia When is it possible to stop therapy? Most patients with CML are dependent on therapy with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the rest of their lives. However, there is increasing research into when and in which patients…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hepatocellular carcinoma Is tumor recurrence following hepatitis C therapy? The new direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) for the treatment of hepatitis C enable a cure in most cases. At the same time, the cost of such treatment is enormous and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Most common malignant brain tumor in children Medulloblastoma in children: diagnosis and therapy If there is a change in character or new onset of motor clumsiness, measure head circumference and perform neurological examination, possibly repetitively. In Switzerland, the treatment of childhood brain tumors…
