This content is machine translated Reconstructive neck and face surgery Plastic reconstructions after tumor resections in the head and neck region For tumors in the head and neck region, the functional and esthetic deficits must be weighed against the prognostic advantage when planning therapy. A variety of restorative options are available…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated National Concept Rare Diseases Breathing life into a concept The “National Concept for Rare Diseases” from the FOPH has been available since September 2014. This is a milestone in view of the great challenges and everyday situations of those…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hodgkin's lymphoma Avoiding unnecessary chemotherapy cycles and radiation with PET? At the annual meeting of the German, Austrian and Swiss Societies of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO), various questions regarding the care of patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma were controversially discussed.What…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Gastric Cancer HER2 inhibition may also prolong survival in gastric cancer A new molecular genetic classification of gastric cancer into four subtypes was recently proposed as part of the Cancer Genome Atlas project, which identifies all gene defects in all known…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 1st Baden Breast Symposium 2014 Developments in the field of plastic reconstructive breast surgery At 7. and November 8, 2014, the 1st Baden Breast Symposium took place at the Women’s Clinic of the Cantonal Hospital Baden. The focus of the conference, which was organized…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EMUC Congress 2014 Active surveillance and androgen deprivation in prostate cancer. At the EMUC Congress in Lisbon, two sessions highlighted diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in prostate cancer. One was the benefits and effects of Active Surveillance, and the other was a…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Esophageal cancer in Switzerland A rare but dangerous tumor In the treatment of esophageal cancer, it is necessary to pay attention to a sufficiently high caloric intake from the first day of treatment. In locally advanced esophageal cancer, neoadjuvant…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Personalized vaccination Each patient gets his own medicine Advances in so-called cancer vaccines were discussed at the ESMO Symposium on Immuno-oncology in Geneva. In the most elaborate study to date on this topic, researchers are currently investigating the…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated 1. Grant for Oncology Innovation Two Swiss winners During the ESMO Congress, the winners of Merck Serono’s inaugural Grant for Oncology Innovation (GOI) were announced and awarded. The award, which comes with grants totaling €1 million, is intended…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cancer risk with contraception with IUD Neither baby nor cancer Recently, evidence has accumulated in the literature that intrauterine devices may reduce the risk of developing endometrial cancer. What is the current study situation on this? This question was explored…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Therapy for nail pathologies Splintering, discolored or deformed nails: what next? Nail diseases can be very disturbing for the patient cosmetically, but also functionally. Before deciding on therapy, it is important to determine whether the nail change is due to a…
