This content is machine translated The focus is often on the quality of life Oncological therapies in elderly patients A geriatric assessment optimizes health status assessment and provides a basis for oncology treatment decisions. Oncological therapies for localized and advanced tumor stages have evolved considerably in recent years, expanding…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated New SAKK study Does sport have a positive influence under chemotherapy? In a new international SAKK study called ACTIVE, researchers led by Prof. Viviane Hess, MD, Basel, Switzerland, are investigating the effect of exercise on chemotherapy. It is hoped to answer…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Non-small cell lung cancer CheckMate 057 with promising results Patients with advanced non-squamous type non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) benefit from nivolumab after failed platinum-containing chemotherapy. This is the conclusion of the CheckMate 057 study. The tested substance was…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Venous thromboembolism Do patients with pancreatic cancer benefit from prophylaxis? Advanced pancreatic cancer is associated with a significantly increased risk of venous thromboembolism: within one year, approximately one fifth of patients suffer such a complication – with devastating consequences. What…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Breast cancer in the family Is the prognosis worsening? Family history is not an independent risk factor for worse outcome in young women with breast cancer. This is the result of a British study in which the data of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cancer Prevention Do statins protect against liver cancer? Several studies have shown that statin therapy reduces the risk of liver cancer. However, most of these papers come from countries with high incidence of liver cancer (Asian region). Now…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer What is the effect of enzalutamide before chemotherapy? Enzalutamide (Xtandi®) prolongs survival in men whose metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer is progressive after chemotherapy. But is the oral androgen receptor pathway inhibitor also effective in patients who have already…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Anemia as a common problem in tumor disease Causes, diagnosis and therapy of anemia in cancer patients Anemia is a common but underestimated and consequently inadequately treated problem in tumor patients. Anemia has a major impact on patients’ quality of life, treatment, and prognosis. Unfortunately, anemia is…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 17th Basel Oncology Talks on Malignant Melanoma Targeted and immunological therapies – what is the current status? This time, a comprehensive overview of the current state of research in the field of targeted and immunological therapeutic approaches for metastatic melanoma was given at the Oncology Talks held…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference Male breast cancer – how do receptor subtypes differ? The IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference was held in Brussels in May. Topics of discussion included the tumor and outcome characteristics of the various molecular subtypes of breast carcinoma in men.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Concomitant symptoms of cancer therapy What is the risk of xerosis? Many targeted cancer treatments promote the development of dry skin, called xeroderma or xerosis cutis. A meta-analysis now shows how high the incidence and relative risk actually are.
