This content is machine translated Advanced training course in oncology in St. Gallen Breast cancer: what is the benefit of inhibiting bone resorption? At the 26th Physicians’ Continuing Education Course in Clinical Oncology in St. Gallen, Symposium 1 focused on various therapeutic options for breast cancer. In early, estrogen receptor-positive breast carcinoma, can the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 32nd German Cancer Congress Frontiers of precision medicine in oncology. Targeted therapy, based on molecular characterization of cancer cells, has led to major advances in oncology in recent years. But this is true only for some cancer entities; steel, beam…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated "Watch and wait," radiation or systemic therapy? Diagnosis and treatment options for “indolent” non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The term indolent lymphomas encompasses a growing number of low-malignant non-Hodgkin lymphomas and leukemias predominantly of the B-cell series. They are differentiated and classified from each other based on their…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer Statins plus hormone therapy prolong progression-free survival We previously reported on the risk-reducing effect of statins in liver cancer prevention. Now, a retrospective study shows intriguing results in prostate cancer: when cholesterol-lowering drugs are used in parallel…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Neither under nor over treatment Principles of lymphoma therapy in elderly patients The elderly often cannot be treated as aggressively as younger people for cancer. But at the same time, you don’t want to deprive someone of an effective medication “just” because…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Diagnostics, therapy and aftercare Testicular cancer – “model disease” for successful oncological action Diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of testicular cancer are clearly defined by international consensus recommendations. The chances of curing testicular cancer are high with adequate treatment. Patients with testicular cancer should…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated More exercise, fewer transfusions Aspects of supportive therapy in oncology patients. At the annual congress of the German, Austrian and Swiss Societies of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) in Basel, various supportive measures were scrutinized during a symposium. More exercise during…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated UEGW and Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Colorectal cancer – surgery and aftercare Should an asymptomatic colorectal primary tumor with nonresectable synchronous liver metastases be resected initially or only if there is a good response after chemotherapy? This question was discussed again at…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Non-small cell lung cancer Swiss approval of nivolumab As of November 30, 2015, nivolumab (Opdivo®) has been approved for locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after prior chemotherapy (regardless of histological subtype). This takes into…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Life goes on Desire for children after cancer therapy Rapid interdisciplinary consultation at the time of diagnosis of a malignancy is mandatory and enables “informed decision making” for those affected. Fertility protection should not worsen the prognosis. Failure to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Meta-analysis on endometrial cancer Long-term protection through the use of oral contraceptives Oral contraceptives have prevented approximately half a million cases of endometrial cancer in industrialized nations over the past 50 years. This is the conclusion of a large-scale meta-analysis of 36…
